The pleasure of accepting weaknes

We, human beings are born having the tendency to ignore, hide, deny and compensate personal weaknesses. However, it is not surprising that many of us have never realised this. Well, we might believe in this when we see or hear about the reality. However, we all deny the fact that we all have these mysterious qualities within ourselves. The habit of wasting time trying to get others attraction is a common and an undeniable fact. Whether we believe it or not, we all have this habit. The most familiar of all these is beatifying the physical attraction. This does not mean titivating physical appearance is unacceptable. However its consequences are considerably high when we notice that a combination of all these factors leads to be in a state of denying personal weaknesses. Or in other words it can be said as denial of accepting what we do wrong. Hence, it is worthwhile calling this as the self-defeating syndrome.

It might be impossible to find the symptoms or the cure for this disease in a medical reference book. Yet, it is not difficult to cure this disorder with effort. Almighty Allah has provided us, all the facilities and amenities we may need to live a successful life in this world. Allah has granted us the ability to think and make decisions. Using our own brain we can solve this common, yet hidden disorder. We all know that human beings are not perfect. According to psychologists a complete human being should have both positive and negative qualities, hence he/she believes in them. However, we do not truly believe in this universal fact. If we credibly accept this, certainly we will find the weakness in our own lives. We can notice them on our own. And those around use can do too. But the main dilemma among us all is not having the courage to confront this truth. We hesitate to embrace weakness.

Embracing weakness seems embarrassing for most of us. We believe it as something which leads us down among others. Nevertheless, the fact is entirely opposite. Accepting weakness among others makes the person more attractive than mere physical attraction. The person gets others respect and is treated in high dignity in the society. Like the way we accept the greatness in us we need to accept weakness, in order to be a real person. We all do mistakes, and we sometimes regret what we have done in the past. Yet, we are reluctant to apologise for them. Apologising may not undo the past. It may not erase the consequences of our mistakes. However, certainly it restores the dignity and the respect we have among others. What is better than having the feeling that we are forgiven?

We all have met people with different beliefs, people with different levels of knowledge and people of different nations. There is one similarity among us all, despite being human beings. We all aim living a successful and a stress free life. The most important factor we have ignored to achieve this is accepting weakness. Let not be among those who are ignorant of this. So let us achieve successful lives. Let us be people who accept the reality. Let us face the truth, rather than facing the bitter consequences of denying weakness. Let us all achieve the pleasure of accepting weakness, rather than drowning into the hatred of others.

Originally posted In Nine Six Zero by Hassan Ali