Putting into Perspective

The skill of self-sustaining and the process of sharpening this skill is a necessary path to go through. Self-sustaining beyond coping with the physical needs, but to hold the mental and emotional psyche well, independently. The environment will change, but a self-sustaining person, sustains. (for lack of a better word) The depth of this depends on the depth of the person, quite akin to the depth of the foundations of a building. The deeper the foundations, the higher the structure.

Sounds so logical that it seems unnecessary to voice. But in order to be in a good position to help others, it is necessary to be self-sustainable. So that those in the process can count for support in their process to sharpen their skill. I personally like the idea because it brings to mind two things that an older friend repeatedly said :
- You need to help yourself, in order to help others.
- You need to love yourself, in confidence, not conceitedness, in order to help others.

Life is such that sometimes things people say dont mean anything to you at that point, but somehow it sheds light later on.