I imagine this article would've landed far better a decade or two ago, when being true to yourself seemed to be an obsession of many.
I obviously don't have any statistics, but at least in the circles I move in, the general sentiment seems to be that you should work on bettering yourself, as opposed to 'finding' yourself. Figure out what you want yourself to be, and then work on making that a reality, so to speak.
So it feels strange to me that the article addresses attachment, and emphasizes a need for change in life. I think society has moved past attempting to be true to itself, and we are beating a dead horse here.
I also want to point out something the article says, which is:
>I bet many of you have a similar experience, feeling that the 5-years-ago “younger you” is hardly the same person, at all
I feel this in its entirety, but I also want to point out that by this logic, lifelong prison sentences shouldn't be a possibility, because the person that committed those crimes doesn't exist 5 years on. Person, here, including their personality, and obviously not just their physical existence.
Sycherthrou t1_jasma46 wrote
Reply to Glorifying the "self" is detrimental to both the individual and the larger world. It neither helps you find your true nature, nor your role in the larger world. by waytogoal
I imagine this article would've landed far better a decade or two ago, when being true to yourself seemed to be an obsession of many.
I obviously don't have any statistics, but at least in the circles I move in, the general sentiment seems to be that you should work on bettering yourself, as opposed to 'finding' yourself. Figure out what you want yourself to be, and then work on making that a reality, so to speak.
So it feels strange to me that the article addresses attachment, and emphasizes a need for change in life. I think society has moved past attempting to be true to itself, and we are beating a dead horse here.
I also want to point out something the article says, which is:
>I bet many of you have a similar experience, feeling that the 5-years-ago “younger you” is hardly the same person, at all
I feel this in its entirety, but I also want to point out that by this logic, lifelong prison sentences shouldn't be a possibility, because the person that committed those crimes doesn't exist 5 years on. Person, here, including their personality, and obviously not just their physical existence.