Analyzing the Self

Self. We lose sight of the abstract concept of self amidst the milieu of distraction surrounding us: inanimate things compete for our attention and we feel the urgency to run after them, with the illusion that they will provide some sort of fulfillment. A cell phone notifying us we have a text message; a family member talking in the background; an event or get-together that seems appealing and mind-opening; a thought about why I did what I did, about why he did what he did, about what he/she is thinking, about why it couldn't be different, the way I wanted. All of these things, both physical and mental, take away from the consciousness of self. when we are really conscious of self..nothing bothers us. everything is as it should be. we can appreciate how each moment is unfolding, rather than be irritated when the moment doesn't seem to provide us what we think we need to reach our illusory goal. the moment is as it should be.
The Self cannot be truly fulfilled from any amount of attention received from a man. The Self needs to be fulfilled by itself, because it is perfect without anything from the outside world.