Today is a Holi-day, so here's some muse of/for the mind. The big question that we think we know the answer to : Who are you?
No, not what is your name. Not your age, religion, nationality, caste, gender, or what you do, etc. etc.... So any answer which says you are :
Rahul/Rafiq/Robert - This is only your name
28/36/45 - Just denotes your age
Indian/American/British - Says where you were born/reside
Brahmin/Baniya/Kshatria - Tells of your clan
Male/Female/Androgynous - Indicates your gender
Engineer/Doctor/Trader - Is only your profession
Single/Married/Divorced - speaks only of your maritial status
Rich/Poor/Middle Class - Only indicates your income/wealth relative to others
Mostly, we define ourselves by the above. Our society wants us to. But is it truly a representation of who we really are? Should it not be better to define ourselves as what we are inside? or the opposite (which could be quite a devastating reality) The answer could be that we are these - or the opposite of being -
Happy
Responsible
Honest
Positive
Hardworking
Creative
Confident
Assertive
Reliable
Trusting
Friendly
Ambitious
Sensitive
Etc. etc. (or not)
How we define ourselves guides our behaviour and we find it easy to act out who we think we are. And recognizing that is a start.....
No, not what is your name. Not your age, religion, nationality, caste, gender, or what you do, etc. etc.... So any answer which says you are :
Rahul/Rafiq/Robert - This is only your name
28/36/45 - Just denotes your age
Indian/American/British - Says where you were born/reside
Brahmin/Baniya/Kshatria - Tells of your clan
Male/Female/Androgynous - Indicates your gender
Engineer/Doctor/Trader - Is only your profession
Single/Married/Divorced - speaks only of your maritial status
Rich/Poor/Middle Class - Only indicates your income/wealth relative to others
Mostly, we define ourselves by the above. Our society wants us to. But is it truly a representation of who we really are? Should it not be better to define ourselves as what we are inside? or the opposite (which could be quite a devastating reality) The answer could be that we are these - or the opposite of being -
Happy
Responsible
Honest
Positive
Hardworking
Creative
Confident
Assertive
Reliable
Trusting
Friendly
Ambitious
Sensitive
Etc. etc. (or not)
How we define ourselves guides our behaviour and we find it easy to act out who we think we are. And recognizing that is a start.....