On Self Respect.
It's hard, but if you think about it, there's no harm in having high standards.
Character, a quality of demeanor, a cultivated propensity of the spirit, as intimated in a pas de deux between a wise mentor and a pupil of tenacious spirit, unfurls the personal narrative, an echoing corroborative sentiment to Joan Didion's poignant crystallization — "the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life."
Learning and training oneself in this art of living, and accountability for anything good and bad happening throughout one’s existence are the constant variables to a good life. Or at least a life without regrets. A man is thus the author of the events occurring due to his own mistakes and also responsible for how he responds when he encounters what is beyond his control. And self-respect, that brimming pride of veritable command, bidding him to hold himself in high esteem and enjoy the confidence that he can take care of himself and his people whenever anything bad happens or demand heaven on earth and actualize it, is the all…
