The Self

The Self In a recent exercise in my small group class, my TA asked us to remain silent for a minute and a half and find and search for what makes us, us. I did my best to drown out my classmates, and the noise, and probed deep into my thoughts. I came up with a discouraging answer as to what makes me, me. It was an endless circle of my attributes, characteristics, and ancestry, …

…in spiritual and physical sense, and respect in the same sense for others and the world. Myself will fill the void that nothing and no one else can fill, a void that cannot be described in words, that cannot be found in a book, and cannot be reached in prayer. My life is an adventure, a belief and a passion. I am in control, and I know what I need to do to be me.