{"id":963,"date":"2006-02-07T23:20:03","date_gmt":"2006-02-08T06:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/perceptions\/"},"modified":"2006-02-07T23:20:03","modified_gmt":"2006-02-08T06:20:03","slug":"perceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/perceptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Perceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I visited Blue Witch’s blog<\/a> tonight and came across this quote by Anthony Trollope:
\n“And above all things, never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.”
\nI was taken by the last sentence, and asked Dear Husband if he agreed with Trollope. Without hesitation, he said yes.
\nWe didn’t discuss it any further, but it’s been lurking in the back of my mind. It seems to me that the average person behaves as he perceives himself. I agree with Trollope’s advice, but I think his caution should have been not to let others color your opinion of yourself.
\nI know a number of people who describe themselves as “blue-collar” workers, or “grunts,” or even “mushrooms.” “Peons,” “serfs,” general dog’s-bodies”…..there are all sorts of names, most of which are not fit for polite company, that are used to identify people who are not in a position of power. Generally, those terms are negative in connotation. How does a person who has been labled with one of these terms preserve a positive view of himself?
\nI am one of those people who believes that you can be a success at any job. While money is nice, it isn’t everything. The quality of your work, and your commitment to your work is more important to me, whether you are a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or the man running carts at the local grocery store.
\nUsually the person who makes less money is thought of in more negative terms. Money frequently equates to power and status. In our material age, how do you disregard class attitude to live a happy life? If you have to work at a job you don’t care for to be able to put food on the table, how does that affect your sense of self?
\nI don’t have the answers, just the questions. Here’s one more. Do you suppose Trollope was contemplating Will Shakespeare, who said: “This above all: to thine own self be true…” ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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