As one goes through life proving hers or his ideas to the world relying on her judgments resources, and abilities whether they are right or wrong they prove your point. Some of us are strong enough to stand our ideas others give up their ideas too quickly. By doing one or another we prove our worth to the world. What is more important we prove our worth to ourselves. By dealing with other people, we interfere with th

Self reliance can destroy as well as create. In "Dead Men's Path" by Chinna Achebe the character Michael Obi decided to go against the community by trying to destroy their old traditions and by using his judgments and his believes but that destroyed him. Proving your points can destroy you if the sense of justice and reason is misled. Similarily Antigone Creon listened only to himself and by that he destroyed people who were close to him. Personally, I stand behind the ideas that I believe in. But sometimes, being stubborn as I am, I create problems by trying to prove my point of view. When I argue with my father I could always agree with him, but that would not be me. Therefore, trying to prove my point of view using self reliance I might create a problem. I also build a wall a

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