Our minds can be
like messy desks, and we may struggle to process all the information we absorb
-- to know which fragments are worth holding on to and how to properly file
them so that the categories make intuitive sense and help us flourish.
This antagonist is
like a personal trainer, and this conflict is the force challenging you to
develop your confidence or become clear.
Consider how much of
our identity is deeply intertwined with our first-person narrative -- the big
"I", otherwise known as the ego.
Human beings are
virtual wanting machines, desiring many things immediately and at the same
time.
Once you've built a
world around the people, activities, practices, and roles that define you, it
can be very difficult to disengage when circumstances changes, even for the
better.
When people become
discouraged, it is usually because they mistake one or more difficult chapters
in their lives for the totality of their
story.
How we tell our
stories -- to our children and to our friends, to strangers and to ourselves --
is the determining factor in our worldview and happiness.
The antagonist is
just helping us build our strengths while further honing the underdeveloped
areas within ourselves.
Sometimes
vulnerabilities are simply misunderstood or unacknowledged strengths, and they
signal our growing edges -- if only we would listen to them rather than avoid
them.
