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Character

According to Mark Twain, the difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. It is not nice to use profanity especially among people you do not know well. Why not build up your vocabulary by being a voracious reader. Whether you are writing or speaking, just express yourself simply, elegantly and eloquently. Reading also help expand your mind more than anything else can do for you. Do self reflection everyday and make time for it as an exercise to increase your own value so that when it is well-honed it will naturally lead to allowing your actions speak louder than words. Boastfulness There are some people who are boastful and at one time or another we may be guilty of the same thing especially when we have achieved something but by always talking about ourselves it becomes nothing nothing more than an outward manifestation of an inferiority complex. Truly capable people do not need to trumpet their achievemen...

The State of Being

I make people laugh all the time because by nature I'm a jovial person. I like to bring cheer or share joy with others because I realise that life in itself is tough, sometimes impossible or even unfortunate for some and putting myself in comparison, I feel blessed because when you know about the problems of others which can be so overwhelming that what you faced are just minor irritations. It is often we get weary due to the burdens of the mundane world. We often compare ourselves with others. This can be both good and bad depending on what you derive from it. Positively comparing yourself with people whom you think are better than you would make you learn if you could find positive traits in them but doing it often without being objective turns it into a delusion and can make a weak mind inferior. At the other end, one needs to also look at your situation and you will surely know that you are actually a lot better than many others. When you have a problem, you will tend to th...