03-26-2007, 06:47 AM
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| Senior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Originally Posted by Iksander  "Identification of self."
I went through a great deal of experiences concerning this idea of defining 'who' you truly are...
My conclusion: definition is truly impossible, for, what attributes are you defining yourself by? Then define those attributes with more attributes, &c, until you are essentially describing yourself by the spokes of a wheel. | I define it thusly:
"The essence of Self is perception by the self. Belief in uniqueness, identity, and difference is the reason we are unique, have an identity, and are different from others and other things."
__________________ "I read, I interpret, I think, I criticize, I oppose, I listen, I write, I question, I reply, I quote, I tell, I name, I discuss, I interpolate..., I learn, I teach, I live, therefore I am." -- Marc-Alain Ouaknin, "Mysteries of the Kabbalah", p383.
Favorite Essays I Wrote: love, identity & growth, economics, education, equality, definitions.
Recent Books I liked: Anansi Boys, Fly By Night, Hyperion. |