It is surprising to notice that even from the earliest age, man finds the greatest satisfaction in feeling independent. The exalting feeling of being sufficient to oneself comes as a revelation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.
The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn't have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.
I was brought up in great tenderness, and though my mind was proud to independence, I was never led to much independence of feeling.
We all have obstacles. The feeling of satisfaction comes by overcoming something.
My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.
Success is a matter of one's own feeling about oneself.
Being alone & actually sitting with our own thoughts can lead to such growth and realizations that are rare in our everyday busy lives.
I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.
I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.