Ikmat Isiak,
Ibadan.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something different is the greatest accomplishment in the current world of today".
Self Esteem is the confidence in oneself, it is ability to see what you worth; There are different types of people in which the way they think differ from one another, so we have different types of self Esteem which includes ;Low self esteem and High self Esteem.
Low self esteem according to Marilyn Monroe,I quote "Wanting to be someone else,this is a waste of the person you are". Low self Esteem is lack of confidence, courage in oneself which is caused by shyness, loneliness, depression, poor parental background, bad peer group which can also be attributed to parental discrimination, low self esteem is said to be an aversive state, with all these aforementioned factors it can make a victim suffer social withdrawal, inferiority complex, poor performance in class for students and most unfortunately mental illness.
This has led to untimely death in most cases where the victim does not have access to proper medical care and love from family, low self esteem has really terminated so many talented people in our society and gave room for iniquity.
Therefore, parents are urged to be there children's best friend and show them much love always while the adults are advised to be found among company of good people, those who can make them happy and motivate them to achieve their goals and be the best they want to be.
In all we should take good care of our health and in all aspects of our lives because Parker Palmer said: "Self-care is never a selfish act. It is simply a good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others".
High self esteem is believing strongly in yourself, it's the believe of you having no limitation of ones worthiness, having high self esteem doesn't mean someone is proud and doesn't mean you have it all but only believing in the little you portray and also working toward been the best version of yourself, High self esteem is the ability to conquer fear and never let your weakness weigh you down and the might to celebrate your strength and challenge your weakness.
High self esteem people are not easily influenced, they make decisions on their own , they easily learn from people because they're never shy , they're never depressed nor lonely, people tend to move with someone with high self esteem rather than someone with low self esteem.
Having said that, it should be noted that people with high self esteem tend to have poor social acceptance because others see them as being over confidence, arrogant and dominant.
Therefore, our advice is that we should take a middle course so as to be on the equilibrium of life by simply being ourselves in order to get the best out of life.
Remember life is beautiful.