...there are times in our lives where we have to not only "be good," we have to expose our inner "bad" selves at the same time, and admit that..."We are our own worst enemy..."
Do you agree, disagree, or ambiguously acknowledge it might be both, neither, or irrelevant to our very "human" condition...?
2007-08-09 21:50:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Wow. I think you just blew my mind, dude.
But also, being "our worst enemy" helps us to grow, emotionally or competitively. In most situations, when you reveal your bad self, you can still leave the experience with some kind of knowledge. Either you can learn about yourself, or something about the world.
2007-08-09 22:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jackie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So in other words, you cannot jsut be good; you must in fact be perfectly good without fault? I don't think it is possible. The human condition is more than just good. It is all human stories collectively put into one. All parts of us, the good and the evil, are human parts and at some or another they will all surface. I agree somewhat with what you are saying, but I don't feel like we need to expose the bad parts purposely. You don't have to be perfect, but you don;t have to expose the deepest darkest part of you because it may worsen your human condition. Even though others know we are our own worst enemy, it doesn't seem like many people will accept that depstie knowing it is the truth.
2007-08-10 05:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by 1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are both. It is not ambiguous. Remember, when you feel something bad and you want to do something bad, it is what you are at the moment. But is that you? nope. You are past and present and potential(future). What you have been and what you are now is what you make, whether bad or good. The things which we should aim is the best. A lot of people became popular, because they were excellent. So if you want to be excellent, then do so. If you want to be the worst do so, but eastern philosophy said that the two parts needs to be balanced, "the middle way". You find the balance and you can do pretty much of what you want. ;-)
2007-08-10 05:09:26 · answer #3 · answered by DEADPOOL 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have to experience the bad things on our own first.. then use our knowledge on what is good.. before truly calling ourselves wise or enlightened. Being good has no meaning without knowing how to be bad.
Take it from Siddhartha: "It is a good thing to experience everything oneself...As a child I learned that pleasures of the world and riches were not good. I have known it for a long time, but I have only just experienced it. Now I know it not only with my intellect, but with my ears, with my heart, with my stomach. It is a good thing that I know this."
2007-08-10 05:30:13 · answer #4 · answered by At 15. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ratting myself out on certain character defects instead of acting upon them has consistently proven to be the lesser of many evils. Why should I care if eyebrows get raised when I occasionally talk about wanting to do something completely antisocial? Others' opinions of me are none of my business. But if I got caught red-handed acting upon those forays into my id, to say that the results would probably be unpleasant, either publicly or privately, would be a gross understatement.
2007-08-10 05:28:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revealing an inner bad is good when you are in position to challenge it. but it is bad if you are in a position to succumb to it. Being good is a commitment to what is good. This means that we continually challenge what is not good inside us. to shed those things that are hypocritical to our values.
When people really notice someone and begin to study them, they will notice every time you stray from your beliefs, and weigh that and you accordingly. How important is it for you to be good?
2007-08-10 19:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by Dr weasel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too hard to answer. What is bad for some eg wine and reading Richard Dawkins is good for me.
Also if one doesn't admit ones weaknesses and face them head on then one will continue to be a slave to them.
2007-08-10 04:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by nicelyevolve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think each of us has to determine what we deem to be good enough for ourselves. And yes, speaking for myself, I am my own worst enemy and critic.
2007-08-10 04:58:42 · answer #8 · answered by gypz9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irrelevancy, like much else is personal. It matters to someone.
2007-08-10 14:03:57 · answer #9 · answered by midnite rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the old saw I will sing:
Who is to say what is good or bad?
2007-08-10 05:23:56 · answer #10 · answered by Princess Picalilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋