The following is Maya Williams’ Quote du Jour. Please comment using your critical thinking skills.
The Quote
“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.” -August Wilson
Definitions
Illumination is defined as:
Lighting or light:
Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
Context
Every human being at some point has to face themselves. Although most people would just rather ignore their emotions, in hope that they will go away, people will eventually find out that emotions and conflict will never go away. They will always come back unless you take the time to deal with them. No matter what possessions or “solutions” you may try to find, until you stop ignoring them, they will always find a way to come back into your life and play some type of role.
Meaning for Me
To me this quote means:
You have to find peace within yourself, and in order to find peace, you have to seek forgiveness.
When you tend to forgive and stop feeling as if you are the victim, you can overcome the negative thoughts and vibes that you think about and be able to concentrate more on the good in your life
The film, V for Vendetta, is an example of man vs. self
Man against himself
With "man against himself" conflict, the struggle is internal. A character must overcome his own natures or make a choice between two or more paths-good and evil; logic and emotions
Not dealing with his issues within causes him to be angry, which leads to A mysterious masked revolutionary who calls himself “V” works to destroy the totalitarian government, profoundly affecting the people he encounters
Man vs. self then leads to a man vs. society conflict
His goal: V, an anarchist revolutionary dressed in a Guy Fawkes mask, begins an elaborate, violent, and intentionally theatrical campaign to murder his former captors, bring down the government, and convince the people to rule themselves.
This quote makes me think of the personality assessments we did, and how different people have different strengths and weaknesses in different aspects of their lives. Self-knowledge is the beginning of the process of self-improvement. If we are to face our weaknesses, we need to know what they are. I’m still not a very social person, preferring time alone to think and write, but over the years, having to make a living as a journalist and then a businessman, I had to develop skills that helped me deal with this weakness. I’ll never be an extravert but I’m way more comfortable in social settings than I was as a younger man.
ReplyDeleteI like this quote because it tells is not to ignore our faults and evils and that we should confront them. If we pretend like our faults don't exist then we can never improve upon them. The only way to become better is to work on what your bad at. You can only be as strong as your weakest point.
ReplyDeletePersonally I know that if i let myself i will procrastinate to the last minute so by knowing this about myself i am able to consciously work and plan ahead.
I think part of what this quote is saying is when we confront our pasts the goodness in us comes out. I personally think that when you face your fears and struggles and learn from them you grow to be such a better person than if you were to just avoid those fears and struggles. If you never face those past issues, those underlying effects will remain with you forever. You should always look for the good in all situations and try to move forward from the bad parts.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this quote! It is so hard for me to forgive people sometimes even though I know I should. I think this quote is absolutely right now! It reminds me of the "reflection" process of making a decision and tackling your flaws! If you do so, your greatness shines through!
ReplyDeleteI really like this quote. It tells us to try to move past the bad things that have happened to us. If we move past those bad things than good things will come out of it.
ReplyDeleteThis quote means to me that when you have feelings of evil, that you need to deal with them and find out why you are feeling this way. Denying your evil part will only make it worse and by dealing with your evil part your good part will show even better. You cant be strong without pain.
ReplyDeleteIn order to get past the negative things you've gone through, you must be willing to almost re-confront them. Through this, you'll feel better about yourself and help the other side--involved individuals or communities--feel better as well. That way, you'll know you're doing the right thing. If you ever find it tough, that's because it's supposed to be tough. You must remind yourself that you'll get through it if you understand how much you've been through already.
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