A Possible Definition of the “Self”
How about this definition of the Self? The Self comprises those characteristics that remain after one has defined out all those traits that are not essential to who one is. The Self is all the potential that exists for growth as a human being, for development of potential, and for reaching maturity.
The Self includes all those characteristics that one believes are necessary to define oneself as an individual. The Self contains all that one holds most dear, that one will not give up, that one will not sacrifice for something else. The Self includes all that which together makes one different and distinct from everyone else. The Self is what would make us cry were we to lose it.
Langston SnodgrassMay 16, 2013
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