Who are we?

Lately, I've been made to reflect to a point that I've ended up having an identity crisis.
Who am I? Why am I whatever it is that I am?

I've realised that at the core of it all, I'm human before anything else. A human who values kindness above all. I'm stronger than I know. I'm also quite good at manipulating my personality in order to accomodate somebody else's.

All of that just proves that I'm also self aware but what's the point of being self aware if I don't do anything about it. Acknowledging and accepting is only the beginning. What after that?

My biggest shortcomings are my limitations. Limitations set by myself, by my family, by my friends and obviously, the society.

My biases limit me, my family's expectations and experiences limit me, my friends' opinions of me limit me, the norms of the society limit me. What am I doing to change this? Whatever I'm doing, is it enough?

Whatever makes me uncomfortable, I'm trying to do those things. I'm trying to pave a path for myself, creating new experiences for myself. I'm rediscovering who I am and lastly, I'm unapologetically being myself.

All I can say is that I have so much to learn about myself and I know you will have lots to learn about yourself too. Take the time and effort to do that. No one else will do it as well as you can.

If you rely on others to tell you who you are, that is all that you'll ever be. But if you decide to define who you are, it could literally change how you and everyone else looks at you.