I don’t have a problem with that, I love to laugh at people’s self-awareness. I enjoy it immensely.
I’m sure that a lot of people who are self-aware can really enjoy it, but I don’t think it’s that important. I think it’s a great feeling to be able to laugh at yourself, and we all have to learn to do it more often. I’d like to see more of that, because it’s a good thing.
I agree with him, and maybe thats what he means. To laugh at yourself is a good thing, but it is what it is. Its like you can be a good writer and just never stop to think about what you are doing, but you can also be a good reader and start to read faster.
Personally I find it annoying that I can always laugh at myself, while others can’t because they can’t see my facial expression. I agree it is what it is, but it can be good.
As you may have noticed, we are in the midst of a cultural “self-awareness” movement, as evidenced by some of the recent headlines. The trend is a lot more subtle than just “I can’t stop laughing at myself.” It’s hard to fully understand why people aren’t aware of it, but there’s certainly something to be said for focusing on the positive.
We’re talking about a cultural movement here. We’re talking about a movement to get people to see their own facial expressions. Its not a bad thing at all, and I think it can be a good thing. It shows a person that they can still be self-aware, even if they’re not aware of their own actions and reactions.
This is the thing that makes it hard for me to listen to this kind of talk. Its like a lot of the things that I said above, but I feel it comes across as very superficial and self-centered.
This is what I think about when I’m at a conference or dinner party and someone starts talking about “man” or “people.” I tend to cringe and look away. I can’t imagine where such a talk might come from.
I think this happens because people want us to believe that the only way to control our lives is to be perfect and only care about ourselves. This is why people who are very religious don’t even bother trying to control what people find distasteful or objectionable in their life. People who are religious also don’t give a crap about what their friends and family think of them, so they don’t care about what they think of other people. They just want to be perfect.
You probably have heard that this type of self-centeredness is at the heart of the problem that we face as humans, but I think it’s a mistake to associate this with religion. I think the best way to think of it is that we’re living in a society where we’re all trying to be as perfect as we possibly can be, and that if we are to be more than perfect, we need to start learning how to live within a society that takes care of us.
