Clean Identity
Monday, September 21, 2009
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What am I really made of? This is one of the questions in my holster, I should say that this question is really peculiar and very intriguing. What am I really made up of? I believe, this question questions more of my basic belief system rather than the basic building blocks of my body. We human beings, according to me, are all same and incredulously different at the same time. If we consider the outward physical appearance, apart from the obvious difference, fundamentally all of us are made up of same building blocks. The main difference lies in our basic belief system and the virtues we hold. Yes, what we have isn't important, what do we manage to do with what we got is important.
Every individual in this earth is different, no one is like the other. Most of the times, the difference is very obvious and at times, very subtle. I'm cynical, and I believe that it takes time to spot those subtle differences. Our virtues and beliefs are not the product of a brainstorming session. It is the product of the collective experience we gain all throughout our life. Since I said it as a collective experience, the environment and people the play a vital role in the process of building our belief system. Sure, they play an important role but they are not the deciding factors. Every human being has his/her unique identity, most of the times their belief system is built on top of these identity with inputs from the environment and people.
Most of the time we develop our belief system without actually knowing it. There are three different perspectives available for every human being:
1) What do I think of myself?
2) What others think of myself?
3) What am I actually are?
The first two perspectives are merely based on the past experiences. The third perspective comes as a surprise package and most of the times, these ah-hah moments reflects our actual identity. Our actual identity helps us in solving every moral dilemma we face, every contradiction we chose over. Of course, our decision might be a little skewed towards one end if our belief systems directs us that way. Most of us, allow our belief system or our basic set of characteristics to guide us in making our decisions in our childhood. As we grow up, we tend to see the situations in a different light and then on, its a different ball game altogether. We start taking cues more from our environment, people and our past experiences rather than letting our belief system to guide us.
We become very vulnerable over time, we allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to influence our actions and reactions. We shouldn't allow our external environment to take a toll on our unique identity. Our identity lies in what we really are, our core beliefs and virtues. There will be mishaps every now and then. There will be burglary, murders, irresponsible people every where. There will be psychopaths, murderers, terrorists amongst our own neighbors. But, Keep it in your mind, you're what you chose to be. You're what your belief system is. You're made up of your virtues. Don't allow anybody else to decide what you do. Keep your belief system clean, have good virtues, don't destroy your identity. Your identity is not what you own, it is what you are made of.
Remember, do not lose your identity and keep it as clean as possible.
Every individual in this earth is different, no one is like the other. Most of the times, the difference is very obvious and at times, very subtle. I'm cynical, and I believe that it takes time to spot those subtle differences. Our virtues and beliefs are not the product of a brainstorming session. It is the product of the collective experience we gain all throughout our life. Since I said it as a collective experience, the environment and people the play a vital role in the process of building our belief system. Sure, they play an important role but they are not the deciding factors. Every human being has his/her unique identity, most of the times their belief system is built on top of these identity with inputs from the environment and people.
Most of the time we develop our belief system without actually knowing it. There are three different perspectives available for every human being:
1) What do I think of myself?
2) What others think of myself?
3) What am I actually are?
The first two perspectives are merely based on the past experiences. The third perspective comes as a surprise package and most of the times, these ah-hah moments reflects our actual identity. Our actual identity helps us in solving every moral dilemma we face, every contradiction we chose over. Of course, our decision might be a little skewed towards one end if our belief systems directs us that way. Most of us, allow our belief system or our basic set of characteristics to guide us in making our decisions in our childhood. As we grow up, we tend to see the situations in a different light and then on, its a different ball game altogether. We start taking cues more from our environment, people and our past experiences rather than letting our belief system to guide us.
We become very vulnerable over time, we allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to influence our actions and reactions. We shouldn't allow our external environment to take a toll on our unique identity. Our identity lies in what we really are, our core beliefs and virtues. There will be mishaps every now and then. There will be burglary, murders, irresponsible people every where. There will be psychopaths, murderers, terrorists amongst our own neighbors. But, Keep it in your mind, you're what you chose to be. You're what your belief system is. You're made up of your virtues. Don't allow anybody else to decide what you do. Keep your belief system clean, have good virtues, don't destroy your identity. Your identity is not what you own, it is what you are made of.
Remember, do not lose your identity and keep it as clean as possible.
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