If self-development isn't diligently pursued, all efforts motivated by love will fail.
Those with a creative mindset believe that the greatest expression of 'giving' is through 'giving,' allowing individuals to experience their own power, their 'wealth,' their 'vitality,' and an elevation of life force.
When I 'give,' I feel vibrant and rejoice immensely.
'Giving' brings more joy than 'receiving,' not because 'giving' is a sacrifice, but because through 'giving,' I express my life force.
What can a person actually give to others? He should give the life force within him. He should share his happiness, interests, understanding, knowledge, humor, and even his sadness – in short, anything within him that is alive.
Through his 'giving,' he enriches others, while simultaneously enhancing his own sense of life and elevating the life force of others.
'His giving' is not for receiving; it inevitably awakens some life force in the recipient. Therefore, his giving also includes enabling the recipient to become a giver, and both will be filled with joy as they awaken their inner life force.
New things are born through 'giving,' and both the giver and the receiver will thank this new force.
If you want to influence others, you must be a person who promotes and inspires them.
Selfish people don't truly love themselves; they simply lack self-love and care, which leads to a feeling of emptiness and disappointment. In such cases, this unfortunate and timid person will compensate for their lack of love by fulfilling various other satisfactions. They seem very concerned about themselves, but they are actually trying to mask and supplement their lack of love with self-indulgence.
To love oneself is to live fully in the present moment, rather than dwelling on past or future matters.
To love oneself, one must clearly understand: I = My self + The center of my life force + The creator of my world.
A self-loving person maintains a regular life, avoiding idle chatter and distracting novels, and avoiding falling into fantasies to fill the void in reality.
To maintain a clear awareness of oneself, we use the example of a mother's attention to a baby. When the baby hasn't expressed its needs, the mother can sense changes within it – its desires and needs. When the baby cries or calls, the mother awakens. This shows that the mother's attention to every aspect of the child's life is clear and conscious. We can apply this same approach to ourselves.
We don't ignore fatigue or depression; instead, we ask ourselves: 'What exactly happened? Why am I so slumped?'
Similarly, when we're angry, avoidant, confused, or lost in thought, we should ask ourselves these questions. It's important to become aware of our inner activity, not to find excuses for ourselves.
Loving oneself is a prerequisite for loving others. The ability to learn how to love depends on a person's self-centeredness and their ability to continuously cultivate humility, objectivity, and reason.
Self-centeredness is a way of relating to the world, characterized by the illusion of all-knowing, all-powerful, and often greedy and fearful. Reality itself is unimportant to them; only things that benefit or threaten them matter.
To learn to love, we must always strive for objectivity, noticing when we fail to do so, and maintaining a clear awareness of it.
People should maintain a rational and objective relationship with everyone they encounter.
We believe a thought, which is the product of our observation and reflection. This belief in continuous development of ourselves, others, and humanity is creative.
Nurturing a child, achieving a goal, even falling asleep – all require belief. Without these beliefs, we might worry about the child, unable to sleep, or lacking the creativity to work.
How do we maintain these supportive beliefs? – The first step is to recognize when and where we lose faith (like when I read novels and watch dramas, I tend to lose faith), and to identify the excuses we use to justify our loss of faith (like being tired, needing rest, needing inspiration, or needing to refresh our brains…).
If we make excuses, we must recognize where we become vulnerable and what excuses we make. We also need to realize that every surrender/excuse/indulgence/languishing reinforces our weakness and leads to more excuses and deeper despair, creating a vicious cycle until faith is lost.
On a psychological level, the core problem is how a person relates to others, themselves, reality, and the surrounding environment.
The brain and infant research show that from the moment of birth, a person can connect positively with their environment. This type of connection is creative because it continuously evolves new things through the connection.
Moving inward is not about leaving the world, but about establishing a more rational and loving relationship with reality, others, and oneself. If this tendency becomes a habitual creative practice, a person can think, feel, and act independently and genuinely from within.
True love is a manifestation of inner creative power.
