Jun 3, 2021
"Why are we building shields?
Well, as the name denotes, shields are for protection. In this case, protecting ourselves from our insecurities.
There are many shields we can develop. We tend to use a variety of them depending on the circumstances and/or people we are dealing with.
Here are the two groups:
* The first persuades us to be a people pleaser, to achieve more than others, creates obsessions with material things, withdrawing and keeping secrets, etc.
* The second causes harm to people with whom we interact. Aggressiveness, intimidation, cruelty, etc."
This was an extract of an old piece (the one I used for my speech in India last year):
