[📚] Reading - Models p101: Rejection Is a Blessing, Not a Curse

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Book cover for ‘Models.’ ‘Models’ p101. I understand why this book is called not merely a guide to ‘dating,’ but a guide to ‘life.’ It gives clear insight into a healthy posture for all human relationships, beyond relationships between men and women.

• Original: http://blog.naver.com/hyeogikarp/223880875177
• Naver publication time: 2025/05/29 18:11 KST
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Book cover for ‘Models’

‘Models’ p101

I understand why this book is called not merely a guide to “dating,” but a guide to “life.” It gives clear insight into a healthy posture for all human relationships, beyond relationships between men and women.

A healthy relationship is never made from a power structure of “superior” and “subordinate.” Regardless of social position or situation, every relationship should be a process of recognizing and being drawn to each other’s value at an equal height.

Looking back, why did I instinctively shrink and try to look good whenever I sensed the energy of a “superior” from the other person? What made me so thirsty for recognition? I find myself chewing on this with deep self-reflection.

As the book says, I should now respect myself more and set higher standards. “Rejection” is not a curse, but a blessing. It is a precious process that filters out people who do not fit me and gives me the chance to find my real people. Let me be rejected more often, and move forward with more force. In the end, only the people who love me as I am will remain by my side.