After years of growing and forming, at some point we finally
settle into our “comfortable self”. This usually happens at whatever age we
become more of less content with who we are (or, lose hope completely of any
major, even if much desired, change). We come to identify ourselves with
whatever image this happens to be, and often remain in that self-identification
for years to come, long after anyone else would be able to relate with the
image we carry in our heads and hearts. The shift into a different identity is
usually prompted by a major life event, sort of like a “bump to a new level”.
But barring these major events, one can spend a lifetime in his/her old image,
occasionally causing a true dissonance between the self-identification and
identification by others.
to be continued....
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