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are unhealthy in one way or another; he struggles to find, or succeed in, a career he enjoys and for which he is fairly rewarded; any business he attempts fails. I'm sure you can see how low self esteem and self worth can result in unconscious patterns of undeserving, resentment, self-sabotage, aggression, and attempting to put others down in order to feel better himself.

I believe that most, if not all, "evil" carried out by human beings is the result of a basic drive to feel better about oneself. To those of us with high moral standards that may sound ridiculous, but here's an example: A man attacks another for no apparent reason other than just being evil. The result he's looking for is to feel better about himself attacking someone else may make him feel that he's "stronger", or he may have released some of the mental pain he has, or he may have released frustration, or he may feel superior. He feels better now than he did before. He feels above at least one person his victim.

A teenage girl cuts herself. The result she's looking for: to feel better, because the pain from the cut distracts at least temporarily from the pain of what is going on emotionally or mentally.

Imagine the child mentioned earlier, growing up with healthy self esteem and self worth. He's confident that he's interesting and valuable, and a good person because his parents' faces light up when he enters the room. He now has a subconscious belief that he lights up a room when he enters it which is why, as an adult, he WILL light up a room when he enters it. He gets enough sleep consistently and eats reasonably healthily enabling him to focus in school and to function at his best, with plenty of energy and coordination ability in sport. Watch that self esteem and confidence climb!

The adult that child becomes has no need to pull others down in order to feel better. He is emotionally self-sufficient. He is programmed to know that he deserves, and therefore he automatically creates for himself, a fulfilling life including healthy choices in relationships, finances and career. He's comfortable giving to, and doing for, others because he is confident and fulfilled himself. He knows that when someone else receives, it takes nothing away from him.

Can you imagine a whole generation growing up with healthy self esteem and self worth? Can you imagine those people running countries and businesses? Can you imagine a world where each person feels so secure in themselves that they feel no threat from others doing well; where each person feels secure enough to build for themselves, the life they want, doing what they enjoy; where each person is capable of making themselves financially secure and building healthy relationships; and where each person is relaxed and secure enough to show love to others without feeling vulnerable.

I believe that low self esteem is the root of all evil.

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