Daily writing prompt 6/5/17
To "know thyself" is to understand who you are, and what makes you who you are. understanding oneself and the individuality that comes along with a person is the pressing question that leaves many people confused, especially through young adulthood. If you were to ask a person, "who are you?" many would freeze, or simply tell you about thing they like and do not. I believe knowing oneself is far deeper and more complex than the simple makeup of our tendencies in every day life.
When Socrates and Plato gave the advice to "know thyself", I believe they were right to recognize its importance. I don't yet know exactly who I am, and that is okay, because I'm always growing and changing. I probably won't be the same person with the same though process in three months, and that's exciting to me. That being said, I know myself in different ways. for example, I know what kinds of things make me feel different ways, and I know my tendencies fairly well. I have found that spending a lot of time in my own solitude has given me the time to become comfortable within myself, and to love the person I am. I tend to be unhappy when I'm in the same place for a long period of time, and I like to keep moving. I tend to be interested in taboo things because I find them intriguing.When I love people I love them fully and strongly, though they are few and far between. I also know I don't know even half of the things I'll learn about myself through life. These are simple things I know about myself, though they don't make up completely who I am because I believe humans are composed of more than just the sum of their parts, and feelings are always temporary. So I cannot answer this pressing question fully, and I believe that is just okay.
To "know thyself" is to understand who you are, and what makes you who you are. understanding oneself and the individuality that comes along with a person is the pressing question that leaves many people confused, especially through young adulthood. If you were to ask a person, "who are you?" many would freeze, or simply tell you about thing they like and do not. I believe knowing oneself is far deeper and more complex than the simple makeup of our tendencies in every day life.
When Socrates and Plato gave the advice to "know thyself", I believe they were right to recognize its importance. I don't yet know exactly who I am, and that is okay, because I'm always growing and changing. I probably won't be the same person with the same though process in three months, and that's exciting to me. That being said, I know myself in different ways. for example, I know what kinds of things make me feel different ways, and I know my tendencies fairly well. I have found that spending a lot of time in my own solitude has given me the time to become comfortable within myself, and to love the person I am. I tend to be unhappy when I'm in the same place for a long period of time, and I like to keep moving. I tend to be interested in taboo things because I find them intriguing.When I love people I love them fully and strongly, though they are few and far between. I also know I don't know even half of the things I'll learn about myself through life. These are simple things I know about myself, though they don't make up completely who I am because I believe humans are composed of more than just the sum of their parts, and feelings are always temporary. So I cannot answer this pressing question fully, and I believe that is just okay.
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