Over the past week, I've been reading, watching, seeing, hearing things with a common theme.
Identity
This has always been a huge factor in my life, because I am a firm believer of 'Your job, your friends, your educational level, your possesions, your social circle' does not equal to who you are, ie: it is not your identity.
That's not to say that I've got it together. As much as I would like to say I have my own identity, sometimes I forget who I am, and sometimes I feel that I've not even begun to find myself at all. Sad to say, most of my life has been spent working very hard to try and fit in, and I think I sort of gave up trying a couple of years ago, which has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. I realised, if I have to work so hard to be this person, then that's not really who I am, ergo, that's not my identity. Now. Discovering your identity is one aspect, being able to accept that this is who you are, is another matter altogether.
In life you are answerable to only 2 entities.
1) God (If you believe in that sort of thing)
2) Yourself
God is the constant in the equation. He is first person you've had to answer to, and also the last person you'll have to answer to once you're six feet under. His boundaries are clear, his message is clear, the infrastructure as been laid out since the very begining.
Now humans flawed as we are, come packaged with emotions and attitudes such as denial, ignorance, pride, delusions. We often choose not to accept our identities, even after intensive soul searching, we can choose to believe that that isn't who we really are.
I have 2 tasks I would really like to accomplish by the end of the year.
a) Determine my identity
b) Accept this is who I am, and attempt to excel to my fullest potential.
I do not want to be a sheep that is part of a flock, instead, let me wander off so I may find my way back to the begining, so I can start from zero again.
Identity
This has always been a huge factor in my life, because I am a firm believer of 'Your job, your friends, your educational level, your possesions, your social circle' does not equal to who you are, ie: it is not your identity.
That's not to say that I've got it together. As much as I would like to say I have my own identity, sometimes I forget who I am, and sometimes I feel that I've not even begun to find myself at all. Sad to say, most of my life has been spent working very hard to try and fit in, and I think I sort of gave up trying a couple of years ago, which has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. I realised, if I have to work so hard to be this person, then that's not really who I am, ergo, that's not my identity. Now. Discovering your identity is one aspect, being able to accept that this is who you are, is another matter altogether.
In life you are answerable to only 2 entities.
1) God (If you believe in that sort of thing)
2) Yourself
God is the constant in the equation. He is first person you've had to answer to, and also the last person you'll have to answer to once you're six feet under. His boundaries are clear, his message is clear, the infrastructure as been laid out since the very begining.
Now humans flawed as we are, come packaged with emotions and attitudes such as denial, ignorance, pride, delusions. We often choose not to accept our identities, even after intensive soul searching, we can choose to believe that that isn't who we really are.
I have 2 tasks I would really like to accomplish by the end of the year.
a) Determine my identity
b) Accept this is who I am, and attempt to excel to my fullest potential.
I do not want to be a sheep that is part of a flock, instead, let me wander off so I may find my way back to the begining, so I can start from zero again.
Truly wise, wise words Gnomemeister. I am humbled.
Posted by
Desmond |
3:32 pm