Determining your Self-Worth (The Myth of Social Media likes)
This writeup seeks to bring to your attention from my diary, an evolving issue that is denying a lot of people of knowing their true self – worth or value.
It is no news to say, one innovation brought to us on the wheels of globalization that has really impacted our generation, and will live with generations yet unborn and even get better with time, is social media.
The impact of social media is unfathomable. Time will not permit me to share with you, a list of great strides social media has chalked in the history of man. Least of all, it gives us the opportunity to connect with people from all walks of life. The Queen of Sheba perhaps wouldn’t have travelled a million miles to Israel just to test the wisdom of King Solomon, if she had social media in her days. For all you know, she would have connected with him on Facebook or Instagram, more so, on Whatsapp or even Twitter. That is a nice way of saying, our generation is so fortunate!
But to borrow the words of King Solomon, I have seen under the sun, an error which many social media users are falling prey to and hence, changing its original use into something else. I speak of nothing but the serious attachments of hearts and minds of the youth to the number of social media ‘likes’ they get on their posts in determining their self-worth (value).
Social Media Likes! ‘Like’ on social media seek to communicate to the person who posted whatever that, your post is impressive or important. Hence, the notion that the more likes you get, particularly on your image or post, the more valuable you are. That is why most people who post stuff on social media are quick to check intermittently, the number of people who are ‘liking’ their post because they want to see how people ‘value’ them. This phenomenon has created for a lot of people, a sort of pseudo self – worth which has replaced their real sense of who they truly are in value (self – worth).
That is why people take pictures, edit, filter and do all manner of stuff to it before they post to social media in order to project to others, a particular image of themselves because, at the end of the day, their value (self-worth) will be determined by people through the number of ‘likes’ and comments they get.
But in reality, one’s self – worth (value) goes beyond the number of likes (approvals) or otherwise. Images of ourselves on social media, just reveal aspects of our lives such as moment, mood, pretence, among others. It does not reveal who we wholly are.
What is even sad is that, sometimes, depending on the number of likes and comments, we either appreciate or reject ourselves. Without mincing words, we allow others to determine our value (self-worth). This phenomenon has crippled a lot of youth by making them spend a lot of productive time and resources on social media just to try and get others to approve of their self – worth (value).
However, truth is, your value (self-worth) goes beyond social media LIKES. Your self – worth is so valuable and priceless! It goes beyond an edited or filtered picture carefully taken at a particular background. Your self – worth can truly be found in Christ who created you in His own image after His own likeness and appreciates you for who you are. This particular Diary, intends to help you shift your gaze to this God and look at yourself from his view by spending the most time with his word which truly tells you who you are. It is only by doing so, that you can truly value and appreciate your self – worth.
