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Date Posted: 19:57:06 04/26/05 Tue
Author: Nicole argyropoulos
Subject: Re: The real self
In reply to: David O. 's message, "The real self" on 17:54:50 03/11/05 Fri

You can look at Goffman's statment in many different ways. I will go with my own personal approach, which is I believe that there is no true "self" and you will never reach a goal of "self perfection". Instead, I believe that through our experiences and other social interations, these influences shape the person that we become. I use to dwell on this concept all the time, thinking that I had lost my self identity and that I was slowly changing into this "self" that I didn't like. I used to do so many things to try and reach this state of optimal self identity, and then I realized that life has a way of shaping you. If you try to fight it, it will only frustrate you, roll with the punches, embrace and fufill the personal needs that make you happy.

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