The other day I heard this great explanation of figuring out who you are; it starts off as a little bit of a test and the interesting use of the word percieve.
This is a bit of a follow on from a post I wrote the other day about possibly being in a computer simulation (which I suspect may still actually be true!) – the thing about this post was in part, identifying who I actually was.
The dictionary meaning being “become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand”
So here is the exercise about finding who you are…. I will use a car (an ordinary automobile, like the one you drive to work):
- I am looking at a car (or even driving it, or touching it)
- I can perceive that car.
- Am I the car?
- No. I am not the car because I can perceive it.
- I can not be something I can perceive.
You can repeat this exercise around the entire house with all the things you own. You can even do it with your friends ….. “Am I my best friend, no, because I can perceive my best friend, so I can not be them….”
Now comes the really tricky part of this little exercise. Stop worrying about all the ‘things’ and people around you and just take a seat and think about you. Now we are going to repeat the exercise.
- Am I my body?
No.
Because I can perceive my body. - Am I my thoughts?
No.
Because I can perceive my thoughts. - Am I my emotions?
No.
Because I can perceive my emotions.
What the…..!!!!!
What am I.
Who am I.
Who is this all perceiving me.
Good question?
Life is good – if people say life is hard, I often reply “In comparison to what?” Life is always good when you are upright as you never know what the next moment will bring.
You are a human being human. Questioning your humanness or humanity is good for the soul. Deep, I know, but I found myself as a human with all the thoughts and feelings and senses that go with it and not very perfect either, but human just the same. I don’ t know, maybe I took the question too far? How ya going mate?