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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
back oneself to
What does it mean?
With no attempt there can be no failure and with no failure no humiliation. So our self-esteem in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do. It is determined by the ratio of our actualities to our supposed potentialities. Thus, success divided by pretensions equals self esteem. This illustrates how every rise in our levels of expectation entails a rise in the dangers of humiliation. What we understand to be normal is critical in determining our chances of happiness. It also hints at two ways for raising our self-esteem. On the one hand, we may try to achieve more; and on the other, we may reduce the number of things we want to achieve. The advantages of the latter approach lie in the following statement: To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.
With no attempt there can be no failure and with no failure no humiliation. So our self-esteem in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do. It is determined by the ratio of our actualities to our supposed potentialities. Thus, success divided by pretensions equals self esteem. This illustrates how every rise in our levels of expectation entails a rise in the dangers of humiliation. What we understand to be normal is critical in determining our chances of happiness. It also hints at two ways for raising our self-esteem. On the one hand, we may try to achieve more; and on the other, we may reduce the number of things we want to achieve. The advantages of the latter approach lie in the following statement: To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.
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" You can back yourself up just as you can back up another person. You call up your personal strengths and resources and use them to accomplish your goals. ) - A.
- " You can back yourself up just as you can back up another person.
- You call up your personal strengths and resources and use them to accomplish your goals.
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I'm reading "back" as "support." You can back yourself up just as you can back up another person.
You call up your personal strengths and resources and use them to accomplish your goals.
(or at least to attempt them)
(Just my best guess!)
You call up your personal strengths and resources and use them to accomplish your goals.
(or at least to attempt them)
(Just my best guess!)
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