People and Life
How Relationships Help You Understand Yourself
Why you are not always like those you are around most
Little is as essential in life as our relationships with others. These connections continually shape us into who we are and who we become.
The impact of our relationships is a topic worth exploring. Read on to learn more about this life-changing subject.
How relationships shape us
You have likely heard it said, “You become like those you are around most.” That may be true, but it is only part of the story. A better phrasing would be:
“We become who we are because of our acceptance or rejection of those around us.”
You can be around the five nicest people in the world most of the time, yet who you become is tied to who you are more than it is to them.
If you have a naturally negative disposition, you can certainly hope the positive attributes of others rub off on you. If you are critical and unaccepting, they may still be nice to you, which may influence you over time, but you are who you are, and they are who they are.
How much or little we are willing to change determines who we become. Those with a fixed, negative mindset will…
