Posted by jujube on November 9, 2004, at 12:51:56
In reply to Re: Who am I? » Jai Narayan, posted by JenStar on November 9, 2004, at 10:12:56
> Jai, your post is like a poem (again!) All of you, I love the questions you ask about self.
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> I wonder about that too. Am I the person that others see (do I even really KNOW what they see?) Am I the "secret" JenStar, or the JenStar I WANT to be in the future, or the one I was yesterday? Am I the sweet one, the cranky one, the intelligent one, the average one, the winner, the loser?
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> I know that everyone fluctuates day to day and year to year, but what is that tiny core that makes me still ME? And do I even like that core?
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> Interesting stuff...
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> JenStarIsn't questionning who we are all part of our evolution as human beings, and what keeps us going? Questioning our existence and purpose in life is natural and cathartic, and, as stupid as this may sound, actually may be part of our purpose in life. Without the questioning (as agonizing as it may be at times), would we set and achieve goals, seek to improve ourselves, change our relationships, develop new interests? I remember vaguley an old teacher of mine talking about the hierarchy of needs, and how a segment of society in a particular part of the world (I can't remember those details since it was so long ago), worked hard to achieve all the needs in the hierarchy. Once achieved, they went to a cave somewhere to await their death. I guess, as morbid as this may sound, satisfying all of our needs and defining our purpose in life to an exact certainly is just a means to an end. The journey can be so much fun and enlightening and frustrating and heartbreaking, but perhaps it is more rewarding if there are few stones left unturned so that our purpose never comes to an end. Sorry if this doesn't make any sense.
Tamara
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