In order for a person to understand the meaning of his existence, he is given the opportunity to know himself first of all. The world is designed so that everything in it is harmonious. Why does a person know himself that this gives him? There are many different answers to these questions from saints, theologians, philosophers, psychologists, and simple wise people.
What is a sense of life?
In one episode of the cartoon Smeshariki, a lamb from a wise raven asks: "What is the meaning of life? I don’t understand. Why should I live?" Raven realized that the lamb is not just asking, he really does not want to live without meaning. He invited him to go look for kozinaki (these are peeled seeds glued together with molasses or honey). The lamb does not know what it is. Raven takes advantage of this and leads him very far to harsh places. I even had to fight in a terrible snowstorm for my life. Kozinaki they did not find, but the lamb realized that the house is good. The meaning of life is precisely what surrounds him. Then he took tea with jam in his paws and smiled, saying: "The point is in tea with jam, so that I warm myself and strengthen!"
This instructive episode may answer the question: "Why does a person know himself?" The surrounding things, of course, are not the main elements for knowing oneself, but the person’s attitude towards them can say a lot. Undoubtedly, you need to know yourself from the inside, start from the heart, from the soul.
Spiritually Knowing Yourself
You can see how a kind, generous and honest person treats all people, animals and even things with care and affection. He has peace in his heart, which means that he is peaceful to everything around him. Anyone who has decided to know himself from the inside should look at the world around him and appreciate it. If you like everything, it’s not annoying, everything suits you, which means that peace of mind is ensured.
An annoyed, angry, dissatisfied person is spiritually corrupt, this needs to be fixed. If the spirit is unhealthy, the soul is covered with dirt, then the body will hurt. "Why does a man know himself?" - such a life-hater will ask. Namely, in order to see everything bad within and expel from your soul. Naturally, without the will of man himself, nothing will come of it. There are such words: "As he comes around, he will respond." This saying applies to the perception of life by man.
Christian outlook on life
It so happens that people ask themselves: “Why am I living? What is the point? Lived, lived, die, nothing changes!” The Orthodox Church has long given an answer to this question. And she says that man was born in order to learn love, patience, forgiveness. Family people are Christians, and there are monks. Everyone has chosen his own path. Some - to continue the human race and teach the little ones to love, respect, be like God, others - to pray for the whole humanity to the Lord day and night, to fulfill obedience in the monastery. These people know what the meaning of life is, why a person knows himself. Briefly, they are happy. Why? Because they follow the path that God has prepared for them. This is the road of love, mutual assistance, forgiveness, kindness, mercy.
It will be helpful to watch those who help others. A young man helps his grandmother lift a heavy bag up the stairs, the girl gives way to a pregnant woman in transport, everyone has a smile on their face instead of irritation.
Why is it failing and failing in everything?
Failures most often plague angry, annoyed people. You need to know that a person’s negative attitude to everything will not lead to a happy life. On the contrary, he will be haunted by failure, because he himself unknowingly “magnetizes” everything bad to himself. It is worth noting that many diseases are associated with nerves, a state of mind. For example, a person complains: “I’m yours ... sitting in the liver! How you got me to the point!” What will happen to him? Right! He will earn liver disease and various colic. It is not necessary that the diseases are all "targeted", they can occur in other organs and parts of the body. Why does a person know himself during an illness? Then, to normalize your life. No wonder they say that the Lord sends the disease both for sins, and in order to realize his weakness, to stop and think about the main things.
The mirror of one's heart
Unhappy and lost people are even afraid to look at themselves in the mirror, because on the other side there will be a terrible, displeased, haggard face. Such a person does not even want to look into his eyes. After all, looking in the mirror, you can get the answer to the question: "Why does a person know himself?"
As you know, the eyes are the mirror of the soul. In them you can see something strange, bewitching. You can even read through the eyes how a person relates to someone, whether he is lying. That person who is not at odds with herself will not look into the mirror in her eyes. If so, then it is advisable to immediately begin to understand yourself. Why does a person know himself in this case? Lack of understanding with others with an ulterior motive appears. It turns out that the person himself behaves this way, does wrong, does not value anyone. Blame this does not need anyone, only yourself.
If you want to build relationships with people and be happy, then you need to relearn. To do this, it is recommended to look at other people, to observe those to whom everyone is well related, how these people behave. You can see how polite, kind, disinterested.