there are differnet kinds of shame: is your shame legitimate?

as humans, we sometimes do things that are wrong, hurtful, spiteful, etc. or sometimes we dont do what we need to do, for whatever reason. if we are being less than ourselves, we feel shame. and we should, because this is how we grow. the shame comes to remind us of what we should (or should not) be doing…

but a snake feels no shame because he cannot walk. and he shouldn’t – he has no legs! a monkey is not ashamed that he cannot fly…and he shouldn’t, because he has no wings. A monkey who is ashamed that he cannot fly is in denial of his true nature. A snake who is ashamed that he cannot walk is wasting his energy.