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I have of many reasons thought of confirmation lately. Confirmation of myself. Confirmation of others. Confirmation of individuality. Confirmation of humanity. Confirmation of love. Confirmation of intelligence. Confirmation of beliefs. Confirmation of values. Confirmation of success. Confirmation of existence.

It is an interesting part of humans and the society. Maybe confirmation is nothing else than a biological measurement for us to see where we stand in the flock. Our constant interaction as creatures confirms where we are and where we stand in the flock. It makes perfect sense.

Yet…

Does it? Shouldn’t we have come farther? Who am I to say this is not coming farther? I don’t know. I am not perfect so…

What I do know is that the confirmation can be hazardous, and poisonous. If you find yourself in a vicious circle of thinking of needing that confirmation constantly you know you have an issue. I am not sure what triggers it but maybe it is triggered by our own insecurities. Our own short comings. Or are they short comings? I don’t know. What I do know

Maybe it is not the confirmations in themselves which are vicious. Maybe it is the quest to get them. Maybe the key is being aware of the the conformations we so seek, being aware of the confirmations we need and also not being ashamed of them. They will be there. Maybe one of the keys in life is learning to live with them. To be aware of them. To be aware of how our quests for them affect other people. Knowing which confirmations you seek which easily turn into mind poisoning paths.

In many ways the “right” and most sustainable quest ties back to Decartes: “I think therefore I am.”.

So true.

It feeds back to the awareness of you. Awareness of your actions. Awareness of who you are. Awareness of what you seek. Just the awareness of the present. Not the past. Not the future. But the present.