Knowing yourself

Nobody in this world is perfect. Even if anyone claims that he/she is perfect and enjoys life, then there need not be a 100% truth in it. Every child which is born is the creation of the greatest Creator and is flawless. However the circumstances and the situations in which each one is brought up and currently lives determines his/her attitude towards life. A person who has a reasonably well-settled life can never know or be aware of the pains and sufferings undergone by someone who has only seen the worse part of life. So, beware.. Don’t offer free advices to anyone if you have had a good life!
All the teachings of the Hindu religion (and maybe other religions too) talk of control over the mind. On a deeper introspection, we can find the truth in it. When someone gives you a gift and you don’t wish to accept it, the giver still is the owner of the gift. Likewise, you encounter a dirty experience, and you are determined to not give a thought about it, only the other person retains the ownership of the insulting words that are thrown out. So control over the mind and its thought process is the key.
Life is full of positives and negatives. The average human mind is attuned to brooding over the negative things and fails to look into the positive aspects of life. If someone has a loving and caring relative or a friend, food to eat, clothes to wear and a home to sleep, he/she is better than millions in this world. But we generally take these things for granted and keep complaining constantly about a few misfortunes of our life. This clearly exhibits a very low level of mental maturity and such constant brooding affects physical and mental health.
So what is that we need to do? Well, I firmly believe that “To preach, you need to practice”. Frankly, I am not experienced myself to give free useless advices and suggestions. But I have read many well-learned people talking about meditation as means of achieving control over the mind. But I think knowing about the self and self-introspection could possibly be the simplest ways to stay away from all controversies. If I decide to be happy, nobody can stop that. To the contrary, if I allow someone to hurt me and I keep brooding over it, then again it reflects my pessimism. I hope my understanding is correct.
Nobody is God. Nobody is perfect. Nobody is absolutely good. Nobody is absolutely bad.