Who are you? This seems like a very easy and straight-forward questions, but when was the last time you really tried to articulate an answer? Take some time to ponder and write about all the aspects of your “self.” Think about where you come from, who your family is, and what is most important to you. Use adjectives to describe yourself, or describe all of the roles you play or have played in your life. Think about the stories that you build about yourself – the mythology you have constructed.
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It is true that I've never really thought of the answer to this question. It is important to first identify what makes one unique before answering this question. Besides appearance, what makes Mr. Smith and Mr. Johnson different...is it the dreams they dream?
So let's begin with something that makes you different from other people.
Well, I don't think physical appearance makes me different from other people. Yes, people look different, but that is not what really differentiates people.
Well, what does then?
It is the way of thinking. I guess in a way it is the dreams they dream. A lot of factors can affect one's way of thinking; for example, books they read, random speech they hear from some random people, or even one single quote from the internet.
Do you think you have the same thinking as...let's say the man..beside us.
To answer the question, no. He is reading the horse racing section on the newspaper, and that is something I would never do. He ordered a cup of latte, and if he did have the same way of thinking as me, he would never have ordered the latte. You know, our way of thinking dictates what we do. Right now, I am a student...but I am actually not. I think I am a student. No one ever put a title on me and say I am a student, but my way of thinking forces me to become a student at this time of my life. That man, however, has a different way of thinking, and that is making him bet on horses, order a cup of latte, and... not being a student. We all think differently, and I especially do not want to be interfered. I draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the person’s attitude so that they wouldn’t get any closer. I didn’t easily swallow what other people told me.
Do you think there is someone in this world that think the same as you?
Perhaps. When the orbits of two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could meet. Maybe even open our hearts to each other. But that would only be for the briefest moment. In the next instant we'd be in absolute solitude. Until we burned up and became nothing.
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It is true that I've never really thought of the answer to this question. It is important to first identify what makes one unique before answering this question. Besides appearance, what makes Mr. Smith and Mr. Johnson different...is it the dreams they dream?
So let's begin with something that makes you different from other people.
Well, I don't think physical appearance makes me different from other people. Yes, people look different, but that is not what really differentiates people.
Well, what does then?
It is the way of thinking. I guess in a way it is the dreams they dream. A lot of factors can affect one's way of thinking; for example, books they read, random speech they hear from some random people, or even one single quote from the internet.
Do you think you have the same thinking as...let's say the man..beside us.
To answer the question, no. He is reading the horse racing section on the newspaper, and that is something I would never do. He ordered a cup of latte, and if he did have the same way of thinking as me, he would never have ordered the latte. You know, our way of thinking dictates what we do. Right now, I am a student...but I am actually not. I think I am a student. No one ever put a title on me and say I am a student, but my way of thinking forces me to become a student at this time of my life. That man, however, has a different way of thinking, and that is making him bet on horses, order a cup of latte, and... not being a student. We all think differently, and I especially do not want to be interfered. I draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the person’s attitude so that they wouldn’t get any closer. I didn’t easily swallow what other people told me.
Do you think there is someone in this world that think the same as you?
Perhaps. When the orbits of two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could meet. Maybe even open our hearts to each other. But that would only be for the briefest moment. In the next instant we'd be in absolute solitude. Until we burned up and became nothing.