Comment on A Sort-of-New Year’s Resolution by pauline

Thing is, I doubt we are, any of us, forever without the “notice, regard, and approbation” of others. We just don’t believe it when we hear it. And finally we come to realize that it isn’t needed beyond helping us to recognize our own worth. If we’re lucky, that comes early in life. If not, then yes, the road to self realization can be painful indeed. It’s why I grow fonder every year of hindsight and try to develop it into foresight whenever possible