aapki pehchan sirf aapke naam aur rang-roop se hi nahin, balki is baat se bhi hoti hai ki aapke usool kya hain, aap kin dhaarmik shikshaon ko maante hain aur aapka swabhav kaisa hai. dekha jaaye to aap andar se aur baahar se jo insan hain, vahi aapko doosron se ek alag pehchan deta hai.

jab aapko khud par garva ho, to aap jo maante hain, us par atal raheinge aur doosre bachchon ki baaton mein nahin aayenge.

“bahot-se log kapde ki dukan mein khadi moortiyon ki tarah hote hain. woh apne kapde khud nahin chunte, balki koi aur chunta hai.”​—adrian.

“ab main vahi karne ki koshish karti hoon, jo sahi hai, fir chaahe woh mere liye kitna hi mushkil kyon na ho. jo log mere usoolon ki izzat karte hain, unke saath rehna mujhe achha lagta hai, vahi mere sachche dost hain.”​—courtney.

pavitra shastra ki salah: “is duniya ki vyavastha ke mutabik khud ko dhaalna band karo, magar nayi soch paida karo taaki tumhari kaayapalat hoti jaaye.”​—romiyon 12:2.

sochiye ki abhi aap kaise insan hain aur aage chalkar kaise insan banna chahte hain. iske liye sochiye ki aapmein kaun-si khoobiyaan hain, kya khaamiyaan hain aur aapke usool kya hain. is tarah khud ko jaanchne mein neeche diye saval aapki madad kar sakte hain.

khoobiyaan: mujhmein kaun-se hunar aur kaun-si kaabileeyatein hain? mujhmein kaun-si khoobiyaan kya hain? (jaise, kya main vakt ka paaband hoon? kya main sanyam baratta hoon? kya main mehnatee hoon? kya main dariyadil hoon?) main kaun-se achhe kaam karta hoon?

ise aazmaiye: kya aapko khud mein koi bhi achhai nazar nahin aa rahi? kyon na mammi-paapa se ya kisi bharosemand dost se poochhein ki aapmein kaun-si khoobiyaan hain aur kis vajah se unhein aisa lagta hai.

pavitra shastra ki salah: “har koi apne kaam ki jaanch kare. tab woh apne hi kaam se khushi paayega, na ki doosron se khud ki tulna karke.”​—galatiyon 6:4.

khaamiyaan: mujhmein aisi kaun-si khaamiyaan hain, jinhein mujhe door karna hai? khaaskar kin haalat mein mujhe galat kaam karne ki zabardast ichha hoti hai? kin maamlon mein mujhe sanyam baratna hai?

pavitra shastra ki salah: “agar hum kahein, ‘hamare andar paap nahin hai,’ to hum khud ko dhokha de rahe hain.”​—1 yuhanna 1:8.

usool: main kin naitik staron par chalta hoon aur kyon? kya main ishvar ko maanta hoon? mujhe kin baaton se yakeen hua hai ki ishvar sach mein hai? mujhe kaun-se kaam galat lagte hain aur kyon? aage chalkar duniya ka kya hoga, is baare mein main kya maanta hoon?

pavitra shastra ki salah: “sochne-parakhne ki shakti tujh par nazar rakhegi aur paini samajh teri hifazat karegi.”​—neetivachan 2:11.