Self
Start with This if You Really Want to Know Yourself
The Lifelong Journey
I was shocked when I knew that most people spend their whole lives trying to figure out themselves? Yes! this is what I found in an investigation that shows that approximately 80% of people claim that they are on a journey to find their true selves (Rogers, 1961). This implies that for many individuals, finding one’s true selves is extremely important.
Is it worth it? Yes, and absolutely. However, it is not an easy journey. It is one of the hardest ones ever. And the difficulty of this journey is because of the layer we have to peel off ourselves in order to reach the true identity. I mean as we grow up and learn new things, we start changing into different people, we like new things and keep it, and hate other things in ourselves and discard it. This seem like we are peeling off layers of ourselves and trying to find out who really lives underneath (Erikson, 1980). I know, this might be a bit scary but to me is also very exciting, and if you want to start peeling and hopefully reaching to your true…
