How well do you know yourself?

[Spirit of Light]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

 

[JustGeorge]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am onthe inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

When I was very young.

I snapped out of that relatively young; early teen years. I got a lot of resentment for it, of course, which was sometimes dramatic to deal with, but I'd rather be me and deal with bumps than deal with pretending to be someone else.

No matter what, some will like you, some will not. Better to be disliked for who you are than liked for who you're not.

 

[Heyo]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am onthe inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

You can't know yourself.
If you have a simple mind, it is too simple to understand itself.
If you mind is highly complex, it is too complex to be understood by itself.

 

[Truthseeker]

No matter what, some will like you, some will not. Better to be disliked for who you are than liked for who you're not.

Truer words were never said. I shouldn't brag but when I first wrote my future wife Sara I was honest and truthful about myself, and that quality itself attracted her to me she later told me. I was stunned by how fast I got a letter back. I was in seventh heaven, I knew what this meant. I so wanted a life-long companion for years. I was 31 years old. My 40th anniversary is on Saturday.

 

[Secret Chief]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

What about you?

 

[Spirit of Light]

What about you?

Well, I did know i was trying to keep something hidden from both myself and others. And my new profile photo say a lot about what I didn't want to admit in the past.

I don't say my change is finished, I have more to discover about who i am.

I know I am not trans, but I realized i am not fully straight either. I have some more seeking to do about that part of me.
Only time can tell.
But I no longer let my fear hinder me in trying aspects i discover.

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

Well, that is a deep question.

The answer depends on a lot of assumptions, which will vary what answer you get. As for social "I" versus individual "I" mine differ.

In my wife's work they have the concept of professional, personal and private. They are 3 aspects of how to interact with another human.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

You can't know yourself.
If you have a simple mind, it is too simple to understand itself.
If you mind is highly complex, it is too complex to be understood by itself.

Baby bear wants to know, what happens if you have a mind that's juuuuuust right...

 

[Heyo]

Baby bear wants to know, what happens if you have a mind that's juuuuuust right...

Well, there is exactly one instance when the complexity needed to understander and the complexity to understand are equal. When you have no mind (M = 0) there is nothing that can understand but as the complexity is also nothing (C = 0), there is also nothing to be understood, so, a perfect match.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

Not really. WYSIWYG.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Yes. Yes.

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

No.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I tend to think life essentially parallels the movie, Little Big Man.

 

[mikkel_the_dane]

I tend to think life essentially parallels the movie, Little Big Man.

I think differently. So as long as you don't claim your life as the standard for all humans, we might find a compromise. But if you claim you are the standard, I will do differently than you.

 

[ChristineM]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

I am I.

If people find that (shall i say) abnormal then its not my problem.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Baby bear wants to know, what happens if you have a mind that's juuuuuust right...

Carl Jung had a view on that. Show me the normal man, and I'll cure him was the line, iirc.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Well, there is exactly one instance when the complexity needed to understander and the complexity to understand are equal. When you have no mind (M = 0) there is nothing that can understand but as the complexity is also nothing (C = 0), there is also nothing to be understood, so, a perfect match.

The computer geek in me wants to argue that zero is not the same as a null state. The human in me wants to say 'shut up geek'.

 

[Vinayaka]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

I don't think about myself very much. I'd rather focus on helping and interacting with others. You are what you are, and dwelling on it seems unproductive to me.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I don't think about myself very much. I'd rather focus on helping and interacting with others. You are what you are, and dwelling on it seems unproductive to me.

Ok

 

[questfortruth]

Have you ever though of "who am I really? Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

I am not getting money for being evil. Hence, I am good.

 

[Trailblazer]

Have you ever though of "who am I really?
Or am I pressenting outward who i am on the inside?"

No, not really, because the Baha'i Writings explain who I really am, a spiritual being occupying a physical body with my life goal of growing spiritually.

I present outward what I am inward, if I am aware of that.

Have you been afraid of exploring your own being due to being afraid of what others think of you?

I am never afraid of knowing more about who I am. I don't care what others think of me unless I am hurting myself or someone else, which I try not to do.