“Who” can be as much about “where” as it is about “what”. Think about who you are. Did you just think about what you’ve done, what you do, or what you’d like to be doing? Me, I tend to think about where I am versus where I was, and if applicable, where I’d like to be.
Confused? You’re dating yourself, youngling. If you remembered the 1970s at all, then you’d be familiar with this sort of introspection. If you only go back as far as the 80s or 90s, then who you are is determined by what you’re listening to, which is demonstrated by how you dress.
Never mind. People don’t think about identity as such anymore. We’re too busy to care. Then again, we’re also busy telling everybody what’s keeping us so busy. Maybe now we identify by our type of stress. Is it school, work, relationship, fitness or family? (If you think family is the same as relationship, then you’re a childless orphan.) Maybe your stress is more existential, which brings us back to identity, and the ultimate question, does it even matter?
The person with the blog votes yes, it matters. Because when it all comes down to it, getting through the day is just one foot after the other. Without a sense of where you are, there’s no place to go after the bathroom once you’ve gotten out of bed in the morning.
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