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others to project a good image of him. Whatever may be the basis for such a mental situation in a man, the same can be attributed to the three types of human mind represented by id, ego and super ego.
The possession of these mental aspects very often conforms to the presence of intellectual competence in a person. If the competence is really available in a person, the chances of human mind displaying these aspects of id, ego and super ego are very sharp, but in case when competence in the real sense is not manifest in a person, then the chances of their being accepted by others may or may not be very marked.
But, it is certain that every human being does want to project himself as a person with ego or super ego and then to maintain such a position At times. the man is so emotional that he stages a situation of displaying his socalled competence, and which is really lacking in him and then as a result of social interaction with him, the confidence reposed in him is betrayed. Such situations are social aberration only and are fraught with social and moral risks.
We can, at the most, endeavour to improve the position despite odd and unpredictable social aspects of the man. But definitely the onus to project oneself as a man of integrity and to endeavour with good moral and behavioural aspects is the sole responsibility of the man himself and not of others coming in contact with him. It is only the man's strong confidence, conviction, determination and right attitudes from social and moral point of view that a man can definitely present himself as a man of integrity with very little chance of betrayal of good faith on his part reposed in him by others.
Many more factors to be available in the man shall be required in order to come out as a man of reliability, such as having due competence, conforming requirements, good deserving case, conviction, determination and cooperative mental attitude towards others, when the man would be
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