Who am I? A tough question, really... do we really know? Can you ever say, beyond reasonable doubt, that this is who you are??? This food is what I eat, this air is what i breathe, this city is what i see, this life is what i live. Does that, in any way, help us say, This is who i am?
I remember a question asked by a character in Full Metal Alchemist (yes, an Anime, which i HIGHLY recommend). A homulculi (Artificial human) asks, "Where did i come from, Where will i go?". She is immortal, invincible, incredible. Yet she has no interest in life, no point to her existence, for she cannot asnwer this seemingly simple question.
But will answering that help? Does the knowledge of one's origins in any way affect who they are, and what they will become? Does one truly know oneself only when they look from an outsiders perspective, as one who can appreciate the larger scheme of things? I remember the phrase, an unforgettable one, from a book i read, and i quote, "I am nothing if not a servant of mankind, a small, miniscule yet indispensable cog in the vast machinery that is humanity". Maybe i made it up. I don't know. Forget its origins. Does it make sense? Yes. Is it true? Probably. Does it tell you who you are, beyond reasonable doubt? No. Not by a mile.
Ponder these questions. When you have free time, that is. I do, and i did.
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