ReadyNutrition Readers, we just covered a segment on self-assessment and knowing yourself. I had mentioned a paraphrase from Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” that covered that segment as well as this current article: “Know yourself and know your enemy.” We are focusing on the latter part of that one: the enemy. There are several subtleties attached to that short phrase.
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1. As men are almost identical in many respects, if you know what you are, then you will know what your enemy is.
We’re going to really get into this one in a second. Here is another subtlety:
2. By knowing your own weaknesses and shortcomings, you recognize things that can stop you in your tracks…where you become your own worst enemy!
We covered most of the thought of that in the first article. But wait! There’s more!
3. By knowing your weaknesses, you also understand weaknesses and shortcomings that other men are subjected to and suffer, just as you.
Oh, that’s a deep one! The “drives” that you may have are the same weaknesses and drives that hamper other people…the ones you will have to face on the Day of Collapse. Let’s summarize this and not “blow away” the English-speaking minds:
- By knowing your own qualities and capabilities, you can surmise those of others…for we are men (human beings).
- Recognizing your own qualities that are negative helps you to prevent them from making you your own worst enemy.
- Recognizing that where you are weak and fall short…others suffer from the same shortcomings.
Perhaps this sounds as if it’s a psychological treatise. Perhaps. Consider this: there’s a great deal that can be learned and accomplished…