Day 57 - Compassion Prison Project

Day 57 - Self-Sufficiency

Self-sufficiency is the ability to take care of yourself and deal with problems without outside help. It is about having a deep-rooted sense of inner completeness and stability.

Reflection

For Gandhi, economic and personal self-sufficiency was a vital element of independence from colonial rule and from oppressive economic conditions.
People need the dignity of work and the opportunity to provide for themselves.
What skills can you cultivate to provide for yourself in the future?

Action

Think about what you want to do for a living.
What do you want your life to look like?
What do you want to have?
How do you want to feel?
What do you hope to contribute to the world?
How will you contribute to your community?
What steps do you need to take to reach your goals?
Write or draw your thoughts out today.

“Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self.”

“No matter how much you want to be self-sufficient and alone, there is a natural human impulse to need something more than that.”

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self-reliance?

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.”