‘Lessons are not meant to be taught, they are meant to be learnt.’
Introspection is one knowledge process that stipulates personal initiative rather than be a diagnosis for somebody else. The results are liberating in terms of widened understanding of the situation and our role-connection to it.
The word is derived from the Latin term of introspicere which literally means to look inside. It is the self-observation of our own reasoning and behaviour. It involves reflection on the impact of our thoughts and actions on others as well as ourselves.
However, it must go beyond only looking inward. ‘Looking inside’ can be a valid tool for looking forward based on aspirations. Visioning can lead to effective results in practice for goal-oriented functional challenges.
Imagine a traveller on a journey. ‘Looking inside’ would include looking at the path covered (past), the location as of now (the present) and the road ahead (the future). We must look at our original intentions, our actions and the impact of them on ourselves, our thinking and also on the situation that surrounds us.
‘Looking inside’ is a personal exercise as well as a personal initiative. It involves taking ownership as well as responsibility of what we are and where we find ourselves. Rather than look at what others ought to do, we must look inside!
It is easy to tell others to learn the lesson…
Look inside to involve in true introspection!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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