Hmm. You and I should talk sometime about how people are defined. There are so many ways to look at it... A good way is thinking about how you think of other people, what makes them *them*?
Does self definition really have to be based on what you plan to achieve in your life? What you like doing, sure it is part of who you are, yet only a part.
But moreso, people can be made up of their traits and tendencies, how they respond in any or many given situations. Going through traumas can alter your reactions to external life... and make you feel less like "yourself", until you get past the issues.
If you can get a good grasp of you 'you' are in this sense, when you apply the idea to life-path and achievements, you'll realise that you can't really make mistakes because you're acting truthfully to your own sense of self.
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Date: 2008-08-13 05:58 am (UTC)Does self definition really have to be based on what you plan to achieve in your life? What you like doing, sure it is part of who you are, yet only a part.
But moreso, people can be made up of their traits and tendencies, how they respond in any or many given situations. Going through traumas can alter your reactions to external life... and make you feel less like "yourself", until you get past the issues.
If you can get a good grasp of you 'you' are in this sense, when you apply the idea to life-path and achievements, you'll realise that you can't really make mistakes because you're acting truthfully to your own sense of self.
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