I don’t think any man knows exactly who he is at any point in his life. The experiences we go through, the loses we face, the new people we encounter will always teach us something about ourselves.
“Who am I?” That question has an infinite number of answers. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think we are all bumbling idiots, walking this earth with no direction and no self-awareness. All I’m saying is who has time and self-knowledge enough to know exactly who he is, at any given point.
I know some things about myself. I have two speeds, its either pedal the metal or snail’s pace. I know I love my family. I know I oversimplify complicated issues. I know I will never have normal sleeping patterns. I know I have a hard time saying no. Those are a few things I know. However, there are facets of my personality that come out all the time. There are plenty of times that I am amazed at what is coming out of my mouth (usually not in a good way).
I guess what I am saying is, “Life is a journey.” Who we are changes. What we see as important changes. How we feel changes. Where we set our aspirations changes. If we knew everything and had it all figured out, life wouldn’t be so stressful, but it also wouldn’t be so interesting.
Danielle says:
Great point. I think I’m going to adopt this oversimplifying complicated situations thing…. I was going to type some long long response, but dang, this was well said.
Jun 20, 2011, 8:42 pm