Why I Am I?

The public self is often times not the true self. This indication of a difference between the public and true self leads to the idea that the self and identity of an individual are different concepts. The self, is a person’s essential being that makes each individual unique compared to others; whereas the identity, is a person’s character that is essentially created to help the individual fit into society. These two concepts begin to form early in life through influences from society, family, and culture. However, as the individual beings to assimilate the world around them, their sense of identity transforms in order to adapt to the new environment, while their sense of self remains the same.

Who am I? This question asked so often suggests that there is actually a reasonable answer. Almost as if our own personal being were a fixed thing. Generally, people who ask this type of question are usually struggling with their identity and thus are looking for something to make sense of themselves. The irony is that the more you seek to identify who you are, the more you are exposed to being fragile. Some people spend their live looking for an answer that could possibly satisfy them but still never find anything. The main focus shouldn't be on discovering who you are but on considering the social influences that have affected you.

"I believe that if we are honest with ourselves, that the most fascinating problem in the world is 'Who am I?' What do you mean? What do you feel when you say the word 'I, myself'? I don’t think there can be an anymore fascinating preoccupation than that because it is so mysterious. It is so elusive. Because what you are in your inmost being escapes your examination in rather the same way you can’t look into your own eyes without a mirror, you can’t bite your own teeth, you can’t taste your own tongue and you can’t touch the end of one finger with the same finger. That is why there is always an element of profound mystery in the problem of who we are." This was said by Alan Watts, a British philosopher who specialized in spiritual and social identity.

It is however not to know "who am I?" in the sense of what is my personality, how I distinguishes me from others? The question is rather: who am I, human being on this earth, what is my task, what is my purpose? What is the meaning of the biological Marvel called

“How is one to know and define oneself? From the inside- within a context that is self-defined, from a grounding in a community… or from the

Who am I? How do I identify myself? These two questions were the constant questions running through my mind as I envisioned writing a paper about cultural humility. First step, define cultural humility. Cultural humility, as I understand, is the ability for an individual to open their mind and be willing to learn about and find acceptance in differences between cultural identities. Answering the questions above and understanding the definition brought about some realizations within myself that were never really addressed; some of the issues didn’t really become clear until well into adulthood.

Background One of the hardest things I, have had to do in my life, is identify what kind of person I am. Do I, want to know who I really am? Or would it be easier to create an idea of myself based on somebody else? These questions, for 44 years have either been thought about, or buried and temporarily forgotten by me. My father always told me to be myself, and he would reinforce that statement by speaking in metaphor to me.

     Two things can happen when we are required to base our definition of “self” on others.  One can take others’ ways of living and thinking, process them, and formulate his or her own definition, independent of anyone else.  Or, one can use the relationships he or she has with other people on which to base their own definition of self, thus making him or her dependent on those other people.  As young people, we learn and take in all we can through the world, our experiences, and relationships with other people.  From there, we grow and establish our own identities, our own “selves”, in response to those interactions with others.  This definition is continually growing and progressing as we evolve as people, interacting with different people in different environments and

Who am I? I am a child of God, a fellow heiress of Christ, created in “the image and likeness of God” (NLT, Genesis, 1:26). Not only by physical traits, the Homo sapiens species were formed with a living soul and spirit capable of developing a personal and spiritual relationship (John 4:24). Descendants of Adam and Eve, we were born with a sinful nature by their transgressions. (I Tim 2:13-14).

Who I am? Personally, I believe that a person’s identity can take only one of two routes. One, a person’s identity can change within that person’s life. Who I am now, is not necessarily who I was when I was younger. Experience can and will likely modify our identities. Therefore, experience can solidify our personal identification or it can weaken our personal identification. And as such, individuals and their perspectives are always evolving, or at the very least, they should evolve over time. Although there are some identities that evolve throughout one’s lifetime; there are some identities that remain consistent. Two, some identities cannot and will not change. So identities are socially and/or politically forces upon you, some identities are genetically assigned to you, and some you choose to keep. No matter the reason or reasons, these identities have been and will be consist within your lifespan. But, how you deal with them is up to you as an individual.

Who are you? Who am I? These are questions that we all ponder at some point or another in our lives. As human beings we are seemingly inundated with the desire to classify and categorise. We are constantly defining and analysing the differences that we observe in the world, it seems only natural that we would apply this method of classification to our position within our society. More specifically, we want to understand our social identities and this can be achieved by acknowledging which groups we identify most with.

Who am I? What is my place in the world? What do I want to do with my life? These are some of the most fundamental if not somewhat cliche questions that we as humans ask ourselves. From the moment of birth, we begin on our long journey toward not only discovering the world around us but also discovering ourselves. Although the journey of self-discovery is lifelong, most developmentalists agree that it is during the adolescent years that we seriously begin to consider the question of who am I? One of the most famous people to describe

All people are unique and come from diverse backgrounds. Throughout, this paper I will be examining some of my key identities as well as how these have impacted how I view the world and how this defines who I am today. I will do this by using the RESPECTFUL model which identifies the factors which define a person; consequently, all the ideas brought up will not only be mine but based on a more concrete understanding of humanity (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, pp. 18-19). Moreover, the purpose of this examination is to expand my understanding of myself while also identifying some biases or challenges I may face due to my background or upbringing.

Who am I? Who will I become? These are questions asked many times over as we constantly feel the need to define ourselves. Many people believe that a person can be defined as a collection of all his or her actions. However, this view is not entirely correct. It is not just our actions that define who we are or who we will become, but It is also our morals and values, the parenting that we received, our circumstance, our friends and family and society as a whole that has a great impact on who we are and as well as who we will become.

As I look back on my journal from the first week of this class I notice how different yet the same my answers to the question “who are you” are. In the first week, I still talked about how I identify as a hard-working college student that strives to meet her goals. I think, still do this day I identify as that. However, now I like to go in-depth with that question. Not only am I hard working but I am hard working because I strive to get my homework done on time, ask questions when I am confused, and participate in class discussions when I have something to input instead of sitting quietly like I typically would. I think that after studying identity for a whole semester I can grasp and identify who I think I