And yet we are commanded to “know ourselves”.

I think the rewards that come with knowing who we are - strengths, weaknesses, biases, vices, depth of emotion - are well worth the difficulty.

Further, one who knows themselves enriches the community even further. A community who has focused on themselves is going to be made of stronger stuff than their neighbor who doesn’t.

We are all sovereign individuals. Whether or not we abdicate this responsibility doesn’t change that.