Who Am I, Know Thy Self...

The Four Selves...

Open self - The part of us that is known by us and others as well.

Blind self - The part us that is only known to others.

Hidden self - The part of us that is only known by ourselves and has yet to be revealed to others.

Unknown self - The knowledge of self privy to no one, including ourselves.

There are many sides to all of us, Four selves to every psyche. The person we know, the person others know, the person we all know, and the person no one has any idea about.

The presence of these four selves is what makes reading and understanding individuals, us included, so difficult. You cannot accurately judge someone based on what you see, because there is no way to gauge what it is that you don't see. Many people keep their faces separate and adapt as such, separate beings. Who you are at work, is not who you are at play. Who you are with family, is not who you are with friends.

Everyone has a different perception of you based on their views and understandings of the interactions between the two of you. This stems from their intial meeting of you, your dyadic primacy. Thusly for most, a coalition can never me met, nor a dyadic consciousness established.

In getting to know others, we also learn about ourselves. Relationships develop as a reflection of our wants, feelings and thoughts. Because the blind self is knowledge of us which is only privy to others, it is through our friendships and relationships that we further learn of ourselves.

In knowing this, I'm curious above all else of "self". The self I know, the self you know, and the self I want to know. I want to pose the following to all of you. Who are you? When you look in the mirror what/who do you see? Do you see what I see? When you look at me what/who do you see? Do you see me? Do you see what I see?

Lately when I look at me, several reflections rise in my mirror. Richard is always there, but so is Richnerd, RichmaN, and Rdotgreen. All of which are me, as I am infinitely them. My thoughts lead me to a bigger question though. Which is the real me? Are these smaller parts simply sub divisions of who I am? Combined, do they total/complete me, Richard? The more I evaluate, the more I am forced to reevaluate.

I am proud of my accomplishments and the overall man that I am. I am also optimistic of the outcome and success of my endeavors. Form time to time I experience doubt and mixed feelings, but such is life I suppose.

Before I babble on I'm going to end this here. Read, evaluate, reflect, and read again. Life is what you make it, never let it make you.

I'm outie...
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