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The foundation of self-improvement journey is built on confidence and shame. Surely, we have all been proud of our achievements, but how many of us have felt ashamed of our mistakes? Shame is a profound lesson in self-awareness, existing within us when we recognize our errors and wrongful actions. Although not comfortable, shame is essential in life, helping us gain a deeper understanding of moral and social values. Firstly, shame helps us acknowledge our mistakes and wrongful actions objectively, allowing us to reflect on our behavior and empathize with others. From there, we can amend and strive for sustainable self-improvement to contribute to society. Shame also helps us discard inappropriate actions and refine our self-expression. However, in society, there is still an abundance of distorted images and misconceptions among young people who perceive shamelessness as personality or freedom. Shame is not inherently bad but an important factor in human cognition. We may not be perfect, but we must behave appropriately in the environment we exist in.

2. Reference Article 3
Every individual needs to cultivate their sense of personal dignity. Self-respect serves as a gauge for human personality development, yet maintaining it without being prone to losing oneself is essential. Feeling shame when necessary is crucial; it reflects one's attitude towards their own actions and those of others. Shame arises when one feels embarrassed, recognizes their faults, or perceives themselves as inferior to others. However, there's also a natural shame when individuals experience the innocence of a secret love, silently harbored but exposed. Everyone should know shame; it leads to a clearer self-awareness, aiding in avoiding repeated mistakes. Being ashamed of one's inadequacy, criticism, or being compared to others can motivate personal growth, turning shame into extraordinary motivation. Understanding shame fosters empathy, compassion, and a more conscientious life, fostering a sense of self-worth and dignity. Nevertheless, allowing shame to become a complex, distancing oneself from others, turns it into a negative aspect. Building a conscious community, responsibly engaging with oneself and society, is not easy, but it's also not impossible. Each individual needs to nurture their personal dignity, practice compassion, and acknowledge shame towards their wrongdoings. Alongside this, families, schools, and communities should support individuals facing difficulties or deviant thoughts. No one is born perfect, but everyone needs spiritual anchors and consciousness to live better, understand shame, and gain a clearer perception of themselves, which is both right and incredibly wise.

3. Reference Article 2
On the journey of self-improvement and personality development, alongside continuous knowledge enhancement, individuals need to cultivate various virtues. Discussing this issue, there's an opinion that: 'Knowing to take pride in oneself is necessary, but knowing to feel ashamed is even more important.' This statement leaves a profound lesson about the necessity for individuals to have pride in the goodness within themselves, while also understanding the importance of feeling shame to recognize mistakes and weaknesses. 'Shame' is the conscious emotion of recognizing one's errors or weaknesses, manifested through embarrassment or shyness. When one knows shame, it means they have acknowledged their mistakes and shortcomings, while also finding directions to rectify and improve. Thus, knowing shame is one of the factors helping individuals supplement, rectify weaknesses, and develop themselves. Furthermore, shame is an emotional state reflecting an individual's self-respect for their own dignity and worth. Although pride and knowing shame are necessary qualities, to fully harness their effects and meanings, we need to combine these two expressions. Individuals should not be excessively proud, leading to arrogance, conceit, erroneous self-assessment, or illusions about their abilities. Likewise, one should not be excessively timid, denying their own capabilities. When one reconciles this, it means they have acquired a skill set for constant living and development. Therefore, the statement 'Knowing to take pride in oneself is necessary, but knowing to feel ashamed is even more important' illustrates a profound lesson, especially for the younger generation. As the future owners of the nation, we need to recognize our strengths to leverage them, while also acknowledging our weaknesses and shortcomings for improvement.

4. Reference Article 5
Each individual in society has different appearances, backgrounds, talents, and even personalities. Each person will have their own strengths in a certain area and live according to their personality. One of the prominent traits in some individuals that shapes a closed, reserved lifestyle is the trait of shame. In my view, I believe that the trait of shame is not entirely a negative trait, and sometimes it can still bring positive aspects to individuals. And there are many definitions of shame considered from various aspects in life. Firstly, shame is the feeling of shyness when facing a stranger or a crowd. Shameful individuals will not dare to look directly or engage in comfortable dialogue with strangers. For example, a girl whose parents are often busy, so she spends most of her time indoors, rarely interacts with strangers. Therefore, when faced with a stranger, she will feel ashamed and dare not look directly into their eyes, let alone communicate comfortably with them. We can easily imagine the image of the girl clinging to her parents' or relatives' hands, only daring to stand behind the person she trusts while glancing with a bit of fear towards the unfamiliar gaze. We can also call the shame in this case shyness, a negative trait that needs to be changed. Some people are born with this trait of shame, but others develop it due to their living environment. As I just mentioned, this is a negative trait that needs to be changed in ourselves, so each person needs to be aware of gradually abandoning this trait, and parents and teachers need to pay more attention to their children, promptly shaping their characters. As society continues to develop and integrate, an individual who constantly withdraws into their shell out of fear of the surrounding world will only lag behind others who are striving forward towards progress.

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Human beings are the most complete product of nature. However, nature only shapes the external appearance, while the true value depends on the awareness and responsibility of each individual. We must cultivate ourselves for good qualities, know how to evaluate ourselves correctly, be confident and dignified, and pride and shame are expressions of it. It is also a fairly accurate measure of the value of each person. Those who feel shame are those who recognize their mistakes to rectify them, try not to repeat those mistakes again. Shame is also knowing to be ashamed when one is timid and inferior to others. From there, they strive to the fullest extent possible to rise, to compete on par, and sometimes to surpass them. Such individuals have consciously recognized the value and dignity of themselves, their position in society. They feel ashamed to strive harder, not to isolate themselves, fade away, or be forgotten in the crowd. For them, living means dedicating, must have “reputation with mountains and rivers.” This is a commendable attitude of self-respect, a necessity for everyone. Knowing shame is also a modesty, a sense of responsibility for work, conscience for society, and humanity. In contrast to the confident, those who feel shame to be humble, they shrink back, accepting that they are still inferior to friends, colleagues. They are not satisfied with what they have achieved. They want their achievements to be even greater, so those who feel shame must try thousands of times harder than their previous efforts. So, isn't knowing shame more important than confidence? In life, there are not a few examples of knowing to feel ashamed with oneself like that. But then, after that shame, there are successive successes. Like a student in that literature class, he was always reprimanded by teachers for his handwriting being too bad and his expression too poor. He realized he was one of the worst students in the class. From there, that student began to change himself. Putting aside all the fun, gatherings with friends, movies, he was determined to do what the teachers wanted, hoped for. He studied hard and diligently practiced handwriting. Finally, after so much sweat and effort, he earned a ticket to the school's national team. What motivation did he have if he didn't feel ashamed of himself? And the scolding of the teachers was the most effective catalyst for him to reap the sweet fruit after a difficult process of planting? Could it be that when we know to be ashamed and act, our success will be much sweeter? There is a saying: “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost. When health is lost, something is lost. But when will is lost, everything is lost.” Therefore, pride and shame are two important factors in forming the will of each person. Pride in oneself is too easy because everyone has at least one strength, a talent. But knowing to laugh at oneself, to be ashamed of oneself is very difficult, especially when one is already at the pinnacle of glory. Recognizing one's own flaws, recognizing that there are shortcomings to overcome, and having the courage to accept and correct, surpassing one's own limits is even more difficult. This saying gives us a very profound lesson about how to achieve success in life. We must reconcile it to become a confident and dignified person, believe in ourselves, value and preserve our integrity, dignity by affirming our abilities, ethics, and our position in society.

