The Word of Your Life – Your Human Identity
From the moment we are born we start a process of communication between us and those around us. Inherent in all of us is the need for attention and to impress others. How well we do determines our rewards in life. That is why it is vital that we develop the image that we would like to project to the world.
Self-examination is a good starting point, but it would be of little use if we don’t even know what defines our identity. Knowing who and what you really are will put you in a position to reinvent yourself before you launch into the world and quickly establish a benchmark for your renewed identity. So who are you really?
From the moment of birth you began to be aware of an environment full of sights and sounds. Soon all five of your physical senses were active, absorbing everything there was to offer from one phase of your growth to the next. After years of nurturing, love and affection, and having completed his education, he was ready to face the world that would reward him for his services. The question is, what did you have to offer and what could the sea of humanity expect from you?
Everything you have absorbed through your five senses from birth to the present has worked together to form your personality and character. Your thoughts are limited to your experiences and your spoken words will be based on your thoughts. You are what you think and say.
You may have an inclination towards certain traits, tendencies, and habits, mainly due to constant exposure to your parents and peers who have displayed these oddities. You are “filled” with the memories of your life experiences, with all the actions, decisions and choices you have made and words you have said. Your intellect has developed as a result of these experiences.
You are, therefore, the sum total of what you have seen, heard, smelled, tasted and touched. All this, together, represents your word. As a creature of “sensory knowledge”, the only thing you can offer the world is your word. People judge you by your word, because you and your word are one. Your personality and character consist of your unspoken word (thoughts produced by your intellect) and your spoken word. As a living, walking human creature, you are the “possessor” of a word with your name. From the world’s point of view, you are nothing more than this.
If someone asked you: “Who are you?” You could also reply, “I am my word, and the name of my word is John Smith.” Or if someone named Mary visited your home today, then you could declare that the word of Mary was with you today. Did you ever think of it that way?
This, then, is your identity, your word. But she doesn’t stop there. This word of yours is also your book of life. You have been writing your own book since you were born. You add pages to it every day and you will do it until your life ends.
Now that you know exactly who you are, are you going to make your book boring? Or are you going to make it a bestseller? To get up from the sofa. It’s filling pages in your book. There are autograph hunters out there and they’re looking for a good book. Let it be yours.
