The Chasm Between Ambition and Ability: Self-Awareness as the Key to Self-Mastery
Those who always feel others are holding them back simply lack the ability to match their ambitions.
What does "ability failing to match ambition" mean?
It means wanting something that others can't provide, yet being unable to attain it yourself.
This is the essence of unmatched ambition and ability.
Even when people treat them well, they perceive that kindness as worthless.
The worthlessness doesn't reflect on you, but rather exposes the other party's mindset.
This resembles many women's belief that they "married beneath themselves."
In reality, there's no such thing as "marrying down" - your choice always represents your optimal option at that moment.
You wouldn't make choices against your own interests. Actions, not words, reveal truth.
The same logic applies to marriage. If you truly married beneath yourself, you should have chosen better.
Yet people cling to both the illusion of marrying down and the notion of others being unworthy.
This reveals humanity's fundamental inability for self-awareness. True self-awareness emerges when we accept our fate through time's revelation.
This realization can't be taught - it must be personally attained through experience.
This explains why we can't change others. Even when acknowledging your correctness, people still believe in their own rightness.
Therefore, true persuasion only works on oneself. Convincing yourself makes you your own master.
Others aren't your masters, as their actions stem from instinct, thought patterns, and desires.
This differentiation explains human diversity - why some are wise while others remain foolish.
The wise grow wiser, the foolish more foolish, creating polarization similar to wealth accumulation and poverty entrenchment.
The impoverished remain path-dependent.
The wealthy reject path dependency.
They evolve through self-improvement, learning, strategic alliances, and continuous reinvention.
The poor resist evolution.
They deny the existence of smarter individuals.
This constitutes the core of human folly.
Fools perpetually see others as stupid while considering themselves clever.
They believe lies can deceive the wise.
In reality, undiscovered lies simply mean no one cares enough to expose them.
People only care when interests are involved. Employers educate employees because of direct interest connections.
We naturally prioritize our interests. You wouldn't question unpaid wages if unrelated to you.
Ultimately, humanity's fundamental driver remains self-interest.
