Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Interpretation
Self-awareness and self-assertion are essential for personal growth.
This quote by Albert Camus emphasizes that psychology is more about action and engagement with the world rather than mere introspection. It suggests that to fully understand oneself, individuals must actively assert their identity and engage in actions that shape their personality throughout life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal development.
The Poor Man whom everyone speaks of, the Poor Man whom everyone pities, one of the repulsive Poor from whom charitable souls keep their distance, he has still said nothing. Or, rather, he has spoken through the voice of Victor Hugo, Zola, Richepin. At least, they said so. And these shameful impostures fed their authors. Cruel irony, the Poor Man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case.
The certainty of a God giving meaning to life far surpasses in attractiveness the ability to behave badly with impunity. The choice would not be hard to make. But there is no choice and that is where the bitterness comes in. The absurd does not liberate; it binds.
Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like certainties. Of it, at least, I am certain, and how can I deny this force crushing me.
Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.
A single sentence will suffice for modern man. He fornicated and read the papers. After that vigorous definition, the subject will be, if I may say so, exhausted.
At times I feel myself overtaken by an immense tenderness for these people around me who live in the same century.
In the conduct of our public worship where is the authority of Christ to be found? The truth is that today the Lord rarely controls a service, and the influence He exerts is very small. We sing of Him and preach about Him, but He must not interfere; we worship our way, and it must be right because we have always done it that way, as have the other churches in our group.
By believing passionately in that which doesn't exist, you create it and that which has not been sufficiently desired is what we call the non existent.
The most important thing in my life is Christ. Heβs more important to me than winning or losing or whether Iβm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus.
I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.
From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
There is something about poverty that smells like death.
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