In life, many people always want to prove themselves to others, prove their abilities, prove their worth, and prove their existence. They always care about other people's eyes, always care about other people's evaluations, and always cater to other people's expectations. They are always desperate to do, to speak, to show, to fight, to argue, to refute, just to let others recognize themselves, agree with themselves, and respect themselves.
However, their efforts are often futile or even counterproductive. Because in this world, there will always be people who will misunderstand you, there will always be people who will question you, there will always be people who will laugh at you, there will always be people who will attack you, and there will always be people who will ignore you. The more you try to prove yourself, the more they don't believe you, the more they don't understand you, and the more they don't respect you. The more you care about their opinions, the more they will be able to control you, the more they will be able to hurt you, and the more they will be able to enslave you.
So why should we prove ourselves to others? Why should we care what others think? Why should we let others define us? In fact, it is all because of our lack of self-confidence and self-esteem. We feel like we're not good enough, not strong enough, not good enough. We feel that we need affirmation, praise, and respect.
However, such an idea is wrong. Because, your life belongs only to you, only you can decide your life, and only you can create your life. You don't need to prove yourself to anyone, you just need to be yourself and be strong. You don't need to care what anyone thinks, you just need to believe in yourself, love yourself, and respect yourself. You don't need to let anyone define you.
When you do that, you will find that you don't need to prove yourself to anyone, you have proven yourself. Because, your life is the best proof of you. Your strength is the best proof of you. Your excellence is your best proof.
So, never prove yourself to others, you will naturally prove yourself when you are strong. This is a kind of wisdom, a kind of realm, a kind of life.