Florian K.
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Why is it important to take care of yourself?
Oprah Winfrey is my current favorite in terms of motivational speakers. She is always on point. I would like to share her video because I know a lot of people who expect others to take care of them. In my personal and even family environment, where family members depend on a sole breadwinner, it is common in my country. That is what I envy about the American culture or Europe. I even know people who at 54 years of age still ask for allowance from elders. I think that it will backfire in the long run especially when the people that you used to depend on are no longer there to take care of you.


           In life and in sports, I have learned the value of independence and the ability to keep my cup full. I think that it is important to take care of yourself because it is your responsibility to yourself, it is not the responsibility or obligation of others, even in marriage. Can you expect your husband or wife to be by your side 24 hours a day and 7 days a week? Maybe not, unless you can glue yourself to them.

The video is 3 minutes, it's worth watching.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfLGR0KYuys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfLGR0KYuys</a>;
13 Thg 02 2020 02:35
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I can’t say I understood one single point she was stumbling around trying to make. It sounded like mindless babble to me coming from an overrated multimillionaire.
I‘m baffled by whatever banal point she was trying to make by saying she was conceived behind or at a tree. What a bizarre and uninteresting comment.
13 tháng 2 năm 2020
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While I cannot do certain things physically that one would expect for living alone, I live with people but take care of myself.

I have Cerebral Palsy. That, in itself, says next to nothing. Cerebral Palsy is a broad term. In my case my entire left side is affected. My balance is poor. Fine motor control is non-existent on my left side.Gentle caresses may prove pointless if you give them to me as feeling is diminished or non-existent.

Despite my physical limitations, I do have things to offer. My brain works fine (although there is a 5 cm diameter cyst in it). I graduated college with a Computer Science degree and a minor in mathematics.I've done technical support for computers, repaired computers, taught mathematics, tutored adults and children, and many other things.

While I may not be able to take care of a house, I can take care of me. Part of that revolves around making sure I continue to learn new things. Doing this enables me to stay active helping others.
13 tháng 2 năm 2020
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If my husband passed away and so did my parents then I'd move in with a family member. I have physical limitations so I couldn't really live alone 24/7. If all my family members died I would move into assisted living or some kind of shelter that helped with disabled people.
13 tháng 2 năm 2020
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This might be too emotionally deep to share but when me and my husband were dating, I really did demand a lot of his attention. I think I did this because when I was younger my parents worked a lot so I was either alone with my brother who hated me or at my grandmas. I think I tried to look to my husband for lost time that my parents didn't spend with me. But after a few years of marriage I started to gain some independence. Granted my whole life I've been sick so it's a bit harder for me to be independent but I know my limits and do what I can. My husband though quite often is my care taker. He cooks, cleans, does laundry and vacuums. I do some light cooking when he's at work. I sort papers and sometimes sweep the floor and do some dishes when I feel physically able.
13 tháng 2 năm 2020
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@Alice So proud of you Alice and thank you for sharing. 😘❤️ I know that it is difficult for you but like anything in life, our love ones will not always be there. I realized that when my mom passed away so I had to be responsible for everything. ❤️
13 tháng 2 năm 2020
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