| Relativity via introspection |
[Jan. 16th, 2004|11:12 pm] |
It's interesting to see how many people stress about how other perceive them. What's even more interesting, though, is seeing people try to perceive themselves. Well, I personally believe introspection of one's psyche is impossible - it'd be like trying to bite your own teeth. You need someone else to tell you, "how" you are. Believing you are something, and actually being something are completely different.
What I mean is...that you'll never understand yourself without the help of others. This is dependency, and it is disgusting.
There's a different way to do this though. There is no such thing as a true self, because as I said it's all perception, and essentially opinion. But, there are ways to examine the self held in others. I have my own opinion of myself; a summary of my being. Peers have one of these as well. There is a self that exists in me, and there is another self that exists in John Doe, and yet another one in Jane Doe. Because personality differs to drastically, everybody's opinion will be different, which is a given.
If that makes no sense to you, let me try to make it easier to understand. I see myself as tall. John Doe is 6'7", and he sees me as short. I am the same person, but the Me inside of Me differs from the Me inside John Doe. Get it?
Just some thoughts I've been dwelling on. |
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