A person exists, survives and pursues one’s own happiness. Hence, everyone has the right
of freedom, equality and happiness. A PIR exists in the form of a person, yet
achieves one’s own
meaning and value within the relationship with others. Having our children as
parents, we do not only pursue our own happiness, but also pursue the happiness
of parents with meaning and value experiencing happiness, anger, sadness, and
pleasure of rearing children. Through recognizing children’s expressions, expressing to
them, and having them in the mind of parents, one’s mind and psychology operate as a PIR. This is
the self-actualization of a PIR.
A person pursues his or her own happiness through survival whereas
a PIR generates his or her own happiness through self-actualization. ‘自’ meaning 'self' and ‘我’ meaning
'me' form the word 'self' in the Chinese character, and self-actualization is
pursuing the actualization of his or her own meaning and value of existence.
The prime priority in achieving self-actualization is to maintain
physical health. Physical health can lead to survival and enable one’s own existence. One should
exist as a person above anything. The subsequent priority is mental health.
When our mind is relaxed and tranquil, we can sense happiness while creating
meaning and value of our own existence. When we have these meaning and value of
ours, then we naturally tend to be stimulated with the intellectual desire. The
psychology of memory begins to work and expands the amount of information in
one’s own
memory. It is not simply for accumulating knowledge but also for achieving
self-actualization through stirring up the intellectual desire with much
curiosity. Knowledge, skills, experiences, and enlightenment can all fall under
the category of the intellectual desire.
Children are better at pursuing self-actualization. In our memory, there are not only positive memories but also negative memories. Adults have too many interfering thoughts when fulfilling their intellectual desire, whereas children lack memories in their lives and try to fill their memory with everything they experience, whether it be positive or negative. Therefore, it is beneficial to have children create as many memories as possible. Having only positive memories as children, they will not have the capacity to distinguish right from wrong and suffer from more stress and wounds when they become adults. Children should be exposed to both positive and negative experiences and remember them. When they learn why it is wrong, this memory becomes their valuable data. Stress and wounds should not be remembered as mere bad memories. What was bad or wrong and what was painful or hurting need to be accurately processed so that children can establish their own thought standards, which will be crucial for their self-actualization.
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