Personal Identity

“Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream.” That is the first song I was introduced to as a child growing up and I never really put much thought into what that song really meant. Was it just catchy to me and I enjoyed singing along to it? I have always felt that there was more to it, than just a song. I started developing an idea that this song, was a filtered way of telling your children how reality really works. At Least how they thought it worked.

From this day there are still things we run from in life, as a result catched up to us in the long run. A constant reminder everyday is who I am. Who am I? A student, brother, son, musician, philosopher, a nobody and the list goes on. The only thing I realized was you can't run …show more content…
As an extension to that, it is also important to keep in mind that life is but a dream; a creation of you elaborate imagination. Knowing that I realized I cannot just sit here and let others affect me and the way I live. I must construct an identity in which only I will truly know myself by taking advantage of opportunities to help advance in life.

I have always obtain some sort of pleasure of knowing that if my friends are happy as a result I would be happy. I feel more complete when others around me are satisfied with their way of living. So whenever my friends were in need of some advice I would tell them, “Hey life seems hard but that's only because we make it hard. You have the keys in your hand you just need to open the door and let your mind and inner connection with your self-realization of life guide you down the right path. You can never make a wrong choice, you can only journey down your path and understand why things are the way they are.