I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes self-reliance and the importance of finding joy from within rather than relying on others.
Jane Roberts' quote speaks to the essence of personal empowerment and the realization that true happiness and strength emanate from within oneself. It suggests that once individuals come to understand their own capabilities and intrinsic joy, they will no longer feel the need for external validation or protection from others. This self-discovery allows for a deeper sense of freedom and contentment in one's life.
In practice
In a self-help seminar about personal growth, one might quote this to illustrate the importance of inner strength.
And, if you believe, in very simple terms, that people mean you well, and will treat you kindly, they will. And, if you believe that the world is against you, then so it will be in your experience. And, if you believe that you will begin to deteriorate at age 22, then so you shall.
You must begin to trust yourself sometime. I suggest you do it now. If you do not then you will forever be looking to others to prove your own merit to you, and you will never be satisfied. You will always be asking others what to do, and at the same time, resenting those from whom you seek such aid.
Paper has more patience than people.
One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.
I had a very brilliant father who was not only intellectual, but was street-smart and very curious to boot. The day I found out that he didn't know everything, I grew up. It was a shock. I just thought that the man was the end-all of everything, and he knew the answer to everything. Then I found out I'd have to find out my own answers.
By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.
Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards proving where you've been. Being wrong isn't in the future, or in the past. Being wrong isn't anywhere but being here. Best place to be, eh?
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