Let’s see how shall I start. Hmmm….Ok, here goes.
We go through life, going through a system of external references. Since young, we do things to seek our parents’ approval, our friends’ approval, our teachers’ approval etc. These people (most of them) normally meant well.
For instance, when you are young and you excel in a sport, your dad will give you a pat on the back. If you get an A in class, your teacher will say well done, similarly so did your parents (they might even buy you a toy or two). When you have a cool toy, or happen to be talented in something, your friends will think you are cool, and want to be around you. So subconsciously, you build yourself up base on these external references, you feed off it – sometimes even get addicted to it.
Consequently, since young, you modeled yourself after how people ......