Socrates believed self-knowledge was essential. Today, we wonder if there’s even a self to know
There was a day when I thought I knew myself. It was terrifying and traumatic, and I suspect I am still recovering from the experience.
The reason is quite simple.
We are as human beings very complex creatures.
No two minds think the same.
In understanding one’s self, you have to acknowledge the uniqueness of us all. We might all look a bit the same but inside our minds there in lies the difference.
Our sense of self, comes from an acceptance of the context in which we have lived and in which we live today. These can be very different. Our childhood’s experiences often are the influence of living with our parents in whatever world they chose to live in. We had no say; we learned from them, we participated in their experiences.
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