Who are you?

[sobrique]

One of the questions I've been thinking about recently, is the evaluation of 'who are you'.
How would you answer, if confronted by it by someone you don't know, at ... some arbitrary social occasion (e.g. not one where you'd answer in terms of your relationship to the hosts, such as a wedding).

What makes you who you are? Me, I think I have a large part of that as being my job. I define a lot of who I am, by 'what I do', and so ... when faced with incipient redundancy, that leads me to question that gap a lot. On one hand, I guess.... well, I've always been quite career minded and ambitious. I define a lot of my 'worth' by that.

So ... well, how would _you_ define yourself? The answer obviously has many facets, but ... what's the biggest thing that makes you who you are?

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[jorune.livejournal.com]

The biggest thing that makes me who I am is my faith in Christianity. Its beliefs and values guide my thoughts and actions and strengthens me through every day and night.

It's a focus to resolve, question and ponder the mysteries of life.

Edit : I think that in terms of biggest things there are many aspects to anyone's character and depending on the occasion some seem more obvious than others. I also believe that the phrase 'Life starts at 40' is meant to show that we are constantly learning and changing. By the time we reach 40 we have seen so much of life we have new found wisdom and so are able to make more informed choices. What seems so important at 20 or 30 may not seem so relevant. Embrace your age and enjoy it for the benefits it brings.