Identity

Who are you?

That’s a pretty simple question composing of ONLY three words, but yet when we are asked that question we tend to have a hard time answering it. Why might that be? How can such a SIMPLE question be SO hard to answer?

The reason many people have such a hard time answering that question is because you can answer it in many different ways. It all depends on who you’re talking to and what you want to reveal about yourself. That question isn’t just asking to say if you’re male or female, short or tall, shy or outgoing; it’s asking you to reveal your true identity. That probably sounds creepy and maybe I’m just overthinking it, but there is no way that this question can be answered in a few sentences that will sum up everything about you.

A quote from “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” that really stood out to me was said by Gershen Kaufman. He stated that “Identity is the essential core of who we are as individuals, the conscious experience of the self inside.” Who you are depends on where you live, what language you speak, what country you’re from, who your family is, how you interact, how you choose to do things, and so much more. But together it makes up who you are. In order for you to really explore your identity you have to take pride in what makes you…you. No matter where you go, and who you meet, there will always be people who are prejudice against something that makes you..you. But you need to remember who you are and never change to fit what someone else wants you to be. You are, who you are.