The illusion of value

What you wear doesn’t constitute your value. Nor does the excess jewellery you posses. Neither your physical assets.

It’s just a fraction of it. A portrayal for your external environment. To serve as an appeal. To sum up appreciation, respect and praise from others. But if you lack a sense of actual self value it will start to reflect subconsciously. And then it starts compounding in real-time. When it eventually erupts, your ego gets stripped down and your perceived “value” in a society that encourages doing-your-all for the sake of social status becomes diluted.

You cannot “fake it to you make it”. You cannot put on a persona or facade of genuine character or charisma that you lack. Value is communicated through kindness. Integrity. Having a grounded mentality and life perspective. It isn’t forcibly conceived. A lot of people try to conceal the “worst” aspect of themselves. They play the long game of fitting in and being socially acceptable. This can work in the short term. But it seethes out and doesn’t withhold in the long term.

Have you ever wondered why even the most visibly unattractive, the seemingly unwise or the least desirable-to-be person often makes it in life? Why even the person who looks or acts the dumbest, is the smartest? It isn’t a matter of life luck or fortunate enough circumstances. It’s there internal environment shedding its true nature. Confidence can beat looks. Same way brains beats brawn. Personally I’ve met many people with natural charisma and despite their perceived flaws they are phenomenal in many ways and aspects.

Understand that there’s more to what meets the eye. Although at times there is an unstable truthfulness to they saying that “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Because there are a few people who are truly as unfortunate as they seem. But observe people with intent. Not surface-level glances of perception. That’s how you know if there is value in someone.