Talking in circles.
What, exactly, does the phrase ‘be yourself’ mean? The self you are, or the self you ought to be? The self you desire, or the self you loathe? There are so many different facets to our personalities and egos, how could we ever be true to only one? If we define a specific identity to pledge our allegiance to, doesn’t that leave us trapped within ourselves, or the archetype we have created of ourselves? By claiming something as an absolute, we’re limiting all the possibilities to change. A tremendous aspect of humanity is change. How can we expect happiness if we limit one of the most basic happenings of life?
I’m not entirely sure who I am, yet. I know who I want to be, who I ought to be. I know what I do and do not appreciate about myself; however, all of these categories are on different playing fields. Certain parts of myself I act upon, and others I keep in my head; and, we all do the same thing with our insecurities and opinions. But, in order to be one’s self, does it require a certain amount of expression, or demonstration? If you think, but do not say, are you being true or not? Is it our actions that define a certain level of loyalty, or our thoughts?
Now, when people say “be true to yourself”, tell me, what do they mean?
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