Do we need to be autonomous?

Question:When we rely on others to make us feel good by giving us praise, positive support and acceptance, are we giving them power over us? Do we need to find within ourselves that which makes us feel good in order to find autonomy and freedom?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: When we rely on others to make us feel good by giving us praise, positive support and acceptance, are we giving them power over us? Do we need to find within ourselves that which makes us feel good in order to find autonomy and freedom?

Autonomy defined, is good on a personal and world-view level.
We do not however, mow others down in the process, in the name of...

There are limitations, however.
So how do we make our desires work?
The magic word is to "co-operate"!

We cannot, in effect make any system work when our hearts and minds are not in tune to a greater picture-that of our ability to contribute, as individuals or as a whole, to a better world.

All said, we're here seek the truth;- "autonomy, "democracy" and "poverty", would just propagate more wars, if "understanding" is not in place.

To seek help," whenever" is not shameful on any level, in order that this would eventually result in a "world" (which begins with us), we're grateful for- is something that we must seek and plant the seeds for.

not really.

Doing something for myself all the time gets kind of pointless after a while. If I can't share something beautiful, or look to make someone else smile from something I did or said, its not worth doing sometimes. I get joy from things like that. I don't need praise to feel good, just some sort of positive acknowledgment I am having an effect on others outside of myself is reward enough to keep going. I aspire to inspire. My self worth is measured through such ideals.

some of us can just walk into a room, and every eye turns to see what we are going to do next. This is a type of freedom beyond what most will ever understand.

The lack of autonomy is one of the core components of the problems and downfall of civilisations. People with an inherent sense of autonomy are more likely to achieve independently, and also to give voluntarily. People who lack autonomy are exactly what you see around you....people who define a slave-owner workforce where employees fight for the acceptance of their "superiors" to gain a better life. They are back-stabbing thieves who don't aspire to achieve anything..they lack intellect, character, and have no sense of past or future. The strive for support and acceptance is only an endorsement that you are a worthy cog in the machine.

yes