Why do I need Your approval?
Why are you still planting trees? Do you eat all their fruits? You have enough trees in the garden…
I look at those in front of me and listen. My mind has a lot of questions and answers for them. Yet, my soul smiles and has only an answer and I offer it to those people:
I wish so…
Many of us often think about doing things that bring us pleasure, but we tend to question whether we need the approval of others to do them.
Is it wrong to do something we want to do? Something that gives us joy? Does it really bother anyone else if it’s only our problem? As long as we do not cause any harm or break any rules of society, why should we need someone else’s approval?
Personally, I believe that when I am gone, even if no one remembers my name, someone will enjoy the fruits and shade of those trees.
I am seeking confirmation and approval to publish in an Academy journal or achieve something that is beyond my current capabilities or outside of society’s norms. In fact, it seems that these norms are often violated by those in charge rather than the common man.
We do what others say when we stick to our job, when we have limits to respect, and company policies. We seek confirmation and approval when it is really necessary and our work has to meet the required standards.
Generally, I guess we all think about doing things that give us pleasure. Should we have the approval of others to do them?
By seeking the love and approval of others, we abandon ourselves and settle for far less than we deserve.
Kathy Sparrow
Why do I need someone’s approval or confirmation if I want to follow my inner calling?
We are educated to listen to others. We do what others say, and restrain ourselves from doing what others do not want. We do not do what we want because of others…
We are afraid of the lack of approval of others, of the idea of failure and isolation that can arise from our opinion. We are afraid of being judged by others and do not want to because we do not like it. There are many reasons and we look for them for not feeling guilty of not doing what we want. Yet, we seek and accept the approval of others because we do not know how to be different, do not want to, do not know how, or do not have the courage to see what it is like to be ourselves.
By seeking the approval of others, we do it because our inner baggage knows “we are not enough on our own”. We need others’ validation to feel good about ourselves.
We live with the key purpose of receiving the approval of those around us because we don’t know who we are in reality”
Sunday Adelaja
Rephrasing the question of the title “Why do I need your approval?» it will be “Do I need your approval?» The answer will be “No” because I do not need any approval to believe in myself and follow my heart!
