Who am I ?

 Who am I ?

All our scriptures talk about this. Sages have tried to find the answer to this question , philosophers have discussed this and yet the question remains there, who am I ? 

Spiritual gurus explain it in one way, philosophers in another. 

But if we leave the metaphysical side of it, the question still stands. We are so many people rolled into one. Everyone of us is a daughter/son, a parent, a brother or a sister , a sister in law, a brother in law, daughter in law and so on.  Interestingly different people know us differently. Our parents have one perception of us, our siblings , our friends another, our spouses yet another. And all of them are right. Their opinion of us is based on their experience with us. 

How do we see ourselves? How many times we have tried to explore who am I ? What is my core, what is my true personality? Is it just a sum total of how others see me or is there something more in me? Do I define myself just by my relationships or do I meet myself from time to time? How many of us introspect about our weaknesses, our vulnerabilities and our insecurities which affect our behavior towards others in our life. 

I have been a pleaser for most of my life. It gave me pleasure to make others happy, it still does. But as I grew I questioned myself if I was doing it to get validation from others. The answer from within was that it was for validation when I was growing up.  But it helped me in coming to terms with my need  and moving on. If I help others now it’s not for validation but based on my emotional and physical availability. 

Who do you think you are? Do introspect , the answers will surprise you and change your perception about yourself.

So be it !!!