It is nearing the end of the year 2018.
It is a time for retrospecting introspecting and expecting greater things in the year to come.
The word retrospecting means to look back in thought, or action in the past. It is also a review or contemplation of things in the past, with other words to think about the past. We often when looking back in the past find ourselves wishing we had done something differently.
There is an old saying Hindsight is the Master of Science, Hindsight and retrospecting are slightly different
Hindsight means an understanding of a situation only after it has happened, retrospect is a review of a past period of time or set of past events.
By retrospecting, one can determine how to change in the future to have more success and peace of mind.
Introspect is to examine your own ideas, thoughts and feelings, introspect your motives and actions, it can also mean thinking, contemplating and agonize over mistakes. Someone once said that if you use the word introspect, listeners will stop listening to what you have to say!
But it the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings, In psychology the process of introspection relies exclusively on observation of one's mental state, while in a spiritual context it refers to the examination of one's soul. It is closely related to human self-reflection and is contrasted with external observation.
It provides privileged access to one's own mental status, not mediated by other sources of knowledge, the individual experience of the mind is unique. It can determine the number of mental states, sensory, bodily, cognitive, emotions and so forth.
Plato asked: "why should we not calmly and patiently review our own thoughts, and thoroughly examine and see what these appearance in us really are'" introspection is lo compared with perception in reason, memory, and testimony as a source of knowledge.
It is advised in order to have a proper balance in life, that regular introspection will steer toward this balance.
In early Christianity, some concepts addressing human needs, such as sober introspection required watchfulness of the human heart and conflicts o the human nous, heart or mind.
in Jainism, pratikraman is a process of repentance of wrongdoings during their daily life and to remind themselves from doing so again.
In Hinduism Introspection is encouraged in schools in order for one to know their own natures, The need to reflect and introspect on their true nature, this is what meditation really is.
