WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?
For instance, if you see what are all the activities you are doing to get the good name from somebody, from others. If you see and note down, you will find your whole twenty four hour is spent in signature campaign.
You have written one big book, "I am a good father you are going and keeping it in front of your son, please sign it"
Almost all our activity will be based on this signature campaign only. We are continuously in signature campaign; we are trying to get as many signatures as possible to prove that I am good, as many good opinions as possible to prove that I am good.. Just, I'm a good father, I'm a good mother, I'm a good son, I'm a good brother, we go to everybody and stand, please just sign it, please just sign it. He is standing with a big book please just you first sign it. So almost all our life if you see, we are signature campaign.
Why are we constantly searching for other's opinion?
Why do we bother so much about others' opinions about us? Why can't we judge ourselves by our own strength and continue to do our work? Why are we deriving strength from others?
All this is because of two things:
one, we don't know anything about ourselves. We know ourselves only through others' opinions of us, only through others' certificates. second: when others give us their approval and attention, they are actually giving us energy to move on. Attention IS energy! That is why we feel so boosted when they give us attention.
A SMALL STORY
A lady once went shopping with her husband because she wanted to buy a coat for herself. They visited many shops but she could not find what she wanted. The husband became tired.
He asked, 'Dear, do you know the exact kind of coat you want to buy?' The wife replied, 'Of course! I am looking for a drop-dead coat.' The husband could not understand what she meant.
He asked, 'What is a drop-dead coat, dear?' She replied, 'When people see it, they will drop dead!'