One holds up various ideals or goals and heads toward them. However, on not being able to reach one’s ideals, one harbors a sense of being lesser.
For instance, there are chefs who, the more inspired and accomplished they become, are forever beset with the sort of feeling of inferiority
that makes them say to themselves, I’m still not good enough, or I’ve got to bring my cooking to the next level, and that sort of thing.
YOUTH: That’s true. PHILOSOPHER: Adler is saying that the pursuit of superiority and the feeling of inferiority are not diseases
but stimulants to normal, healthy striving and growth.
If it is not used in the wrong way, the feeling of inferiority, too, can promote striving and growth.
YOUTH: The feeling of inferiority is a kind of launch pad? PHILOSOPHER: That’s right.
One tries to get rid of one’s feeling of inferiority and keep moving forward.
One’s never satisfied with one’s present situation—even if it’s just a single step, one wants to make progress.
One wants to be happier. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the state of this kind of feeling of inferiority.
There are, however, people who lose the courage to take a single step forward,
who cannot accept the fact that the situation can be changed by making realistic efforts.
전체재생
다음페이지
문장검색