"Be as you wish to seem." is another great quote by Socrates. I find it amazing that this guy lived about two thousand years ago and yet we are still quoting him today. I always wish that I could say something so profound that people would be quoting me the next day, let alone a couple thousand years from now. Still, I look back and I think that they killed Socrates because of his opinions, so I think their is something to be said about showing some restraint, no matter how profound a statement you can make.
Be as you wish to seem is great advice though. Many people fail to act as they want to be because they don't see themselves in that light. What a shame that is, because we can all be what and how we want to be. All we have to do is know how we want to be, and then act that way. If you want to be known as a wise person, then you need to act wisely. Find the things in life that you know and distill that knowledge down to its essence. When speaking on that subject, speak with authority, because if you know the essence of a thing, then you ARE an authority. Over time, branch out and extend your knowledge to different areas. One doesn't need to know nuclear physics to be considered wise. One just needs to be bale to give sound advice about what they do know. If you don't know a subject well, then don't give advice. Instead, suggest either a person who knows the topic better so that the person asking the question knows who to turn to, or suggest a place where the person could find more information to help them. A fool pretends to know everything and gives advice without knowledge. A wise man keeps his own counsel, learns new things constantly and only gives advice when asked on subjects that he knows well. Remember, be as you wish to seem. If you want to be known as wise, then you need to act wise. On the flip side, you can use this approach to be anything you want to be. If you want to be attractive to the opposite sex, then find out what the opposite sex really finds attractive. I don't mean looks wise either. I mean find out what traits people look for when they are looking for a mate, and then act as if you are already all of those things. Not to fool them...but to make yourself believe that you already have those traits. Some of those traits might be: Be well groomed; Be honest; Be well spoken: Be well read: Have a sense of humor that is witty, and not too crude; Have a nice smile. Those are just a couple of things that I could think of off of the top of my head. It is not hard to actually be any, or all of those things. You just have to put your mind to it, and then become those things. You don't have to become all those things over night. You just need to work at them a little each day...until you become who you think you can be in your mind's eye. If you gradually make the changes, no one will even know you are changing at all. They will one day only remember you as always being that way. Be as you wish to seem...It's great advice, and it works!
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