From Apollo’s Temple at Delphi, which had the words “know thyself” inscribed in its forecourt…
To the ancient wisdom of the I Ching from Zhou’s dynasty in 1300 BCE…
To one of Socrates’s moral epistemological injunctions in the 400 BCE…
To Seneca the Young, phrasing it as “the great object” in early 65 of CE…
To later on, Jung privileging one becoming who one truly is, in 1800 CE…
And to the inspirational wisdom of Alan Watts teachings in the 1900’s CE…
Know thyself is an Ancient aphorism that has resisted the test of time. It has endured many interpretations and supporters or critiques since when Apollo’s maxims invited men to self-investigation, prompting them to discover that the essence of one’s life is not to be searched for in the world outside, but instead within ourselves… Yet it still is as essential to one’s life as it was thousands of years ago. And still as open to interpretation as it has always been. On my end I see and find it useful as a mirror into one’s self through the development of one’s psyche…. To what purpose?
To be happy. And to parenting.
Because it so happens that in my life, these two walk hand in hand.
#knowthyself
