A person's views on whether they are self-actualised is limited by their own frame of reference.
So if you are 20 and high most of the time, you would probably say you are and you won't be a slave of the capitalist world. But older folks (I'm 47) will laugh in your face and tell you to get a job.
My point is, you can't tell because your mind is limited in its awareness.
You'll never be self actualised until the moment of your death when you realise it is all over (or not).
you can't tell because your mind is limited in its awareness.
Given the
general criteria for self-actualization...
- Accept themselves and others.
- Maintain deep and meaningful relationships.
- Can exist autonomously.
- Have a sense of humor, particularly an ability to find humor in their own mistakes.
- Accurately perceive reality, both as it pertains to the self and others.
- Have a sense of purpose and perform regular tasks geared toward that purpose.
- Experience frequent moments of profound happiness (what Maslow called “peak experiences”).
- Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
- Have an ongoing appreciation of the goodness of life.
...I think each of us can discern for ourselves whether we are self-actualized. Whether one is going to tell others is a different matter. I think it safe to say that many others are more than willing to tell one whether they think one is self-actualized. LOL Based on what I wrote in
post 51, that I might be able to form an opinion on whether certain other individuals could be self-actualized, for very few individuals am I informed enough about them to have a credible stance on whether they are self-actualized.
