Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Concept of Self

Definining oneself seems to puzzle almost every individual as he or she struggles to be comfortable with a concept that seems to be ever-changing. It's not a matter of defining self because that very concept is a journey rather than a precise definition and any and every attempt that an individual makes to define that self only leads to questions that further bamboozle him rather than answer his questions. Philosophers constantly try to define self, but they can't make the decision for every human being because every person has a different personality and finds contentment in different things. Therefore, putting a common definition to the concept of self only socially and culturally restricts what an individual wants to accomplish in order to discover rather than define himself. Some may find themselves in sports while others may accomplish the same through education. Rather than continuing this never-ending debate on definining the self, therefore, philosophers should accept the fact that what makes this world great and what makes humans different from any other creature is their freedom to do what they want in order to live a journey that promotes rather than blocks their mission to find true happiness in their own skin.

1 Comments:

Blogger Mountain Man said...

You bring up an interesting point--this idea that "self" is actually a journey or process that is contantly unfolding and developing. Perhaps the word for "self" needs to be transformed into a verb.

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