Rising through Stages to Realize Ourselves
Many modern people have the problem that they don't know who they are and what their purpose is. Once high school seniors graduate, they seem to lose their identity. They once studied hard, but after they stop working, they begin to lose their way.
In the theory of the Hierarchy of Needs (需求理论), Abraham Maslow put forward a similar situation, which consists of the five levels of a person's need. The fifth and final level is self- realization, which is where our final achievement lies.
I think self-realization has three major aspects. The first stage is acceptance, the second stage is discovery and the last stage is perseverance.
Acceptance is the first stage. We should be reminded that we are all born unique, so we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Being objective and yet tolerant is the key to acceptance.
Once we've accepted ourselves, we can discover what we are interested in and what we want to be. Many people tend to go along with social expectations. So before we start working towards a purpose, we should ask ourselves"Is this what we truly desire?"and"Is this going to change the situation we're in?"
The last stage is perseverance. Those who can self-realize are people who focus on the things they want to change.
Through the three stages, we could gain recognition of ourselves. And by this point, whatever our lives were like, we would be able to stand tall, confident of ourselves.
A. It's nothing to a man of perseverance.
B. But indeed we should live for ourselves.
C. Only by acceptance of the past can we change it.
D. This is especially common among college students.
E. It is the process of knowing ourselves and finding a purpose.
F. Exploring our potential isn't going to be done in a short time.
G. Only when we understand these can we pursue them or change them.
