The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly–that is what each of us is here for. People are afraid of themselves, nowadays. They have forgotten the highest of all duties, the duty that one owes to one's self. Of course, they are charitable. They feed the hungry and clothe the beggar. But their own souls starve, and are naked.Oscar Wilde
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J. Krishnamurti said: "The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly: that is what each of us is here for." This quote captures the true essence of self-development. We are here to develop ourselves, not to rely on others for success and happiness.
We must all help others, however, without this philosophy we would be miserable and feel like failures. People often forget self-development and simply become dependent on other people or things such as money or fame or success or happiness. They fail to see that we are all here for ourselves; we don’t need anything else but ourselves.
Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray
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