I want a speech on the topic "Our self image is often based on what others make us believe we are.A poor self image can do irrepairable damage to us.Do you agree with this statement? Elaborate with suitable reasons and examples.
1. Shallow thinking patterns are basically those patterns which dwell mainly on one’s selfishness and self-interests. These selfishness and self-interests are basically materialistic and harmful. Since these are born merely out of jealousy and ill-will, these produce fickle-mindedness in people, who don’t have a spine and follow the mob-mentality. They lack human virtues like fidelity, honesty and integrity.
2. Fickle-minded people have no locus stand of their own. They are people who pose as someone different than who they actually are. They are a horde of brainless persons with a limited thinking. These persons are very dangerous as their sole aim is to harbor damage to the progressive ones.
3. Materialistic society or materialism are the by-products of fickle-minded people and of those people who have a shallow thinking. People gaining pleasure from luxury and materialistic aspects of life are always showy and pompous and have nothing to do with aesthetic or human virtues. They know only the mathematics of amassing materialistic things and evaluating things in the name of buying and purchasing. The virtues that lie at the roots of a good person or a good thing are unknown to them.
4. Such materialistic persons have their eyes on success by hook or crook. They tend to use foul plays to attain success. They succeed temporarily but ultimately they face downfall.
For instance, the frog has the aim to earn money through the nightingale. He earns money but the time span is very temporary. His crooked plans succeed but partially. So materialistic people succeed, but not always.
5. If such persons are behind the art, art tends to be commercialised. The frog commercialises the art of singing of the nightingale. He treats the nightingale as a hen that lays golden eggs. However, this doesn’t go on for long. So, if art is in hands of the people like the sly and wicked frog, God save us. True art doesn’t lie in material terms but it is deeply connected with the aesthetic qualities of men. If it is balanced with materialism it ceases to be true Art.
Yes, I totally agree with that our image can do irreparable damage to us. A poor self-image always means loss of self-esteem. Low self confidence and over self confidence are both bad, because they don’t allow one to face with the harsh, bitter realities of life. Our progress might disturb people around us. So they may try to let us go astray by their sweet talks. Nevertheless, in reality, their envy might damage the other person. We must have the ability to evaluate people’s hypocritical advice or interpretation. Flattery is another tool to damage us. However, one should always remember the fact that all that glitters is not gold. If the nightingale had understood and evaluated the frog’s ‘sweet’ talks, she shouldn’t have succumbed to these.