Lory I am 31. I studied in China all my life and then after I graduated I also worked in China. During the Covid time, I got a job offer in Hong Kong then I jumped to Hong Kong. Now I live there. Question: What makes you, you? Answer:…
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Justice
When assessing guilt or judging actions, our intuitive understanding of the self plays a major role in our decisions. As an illustration, let’s use the example of a man who has murdered his wife and two young kids. We’ll pretend you are a judge. The man in question plead guilty. All you have to do is decide his sentencing. Here are three different versions of the man and testimony, how would you sentence each version?
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Manon
My conception of myself is constantly evolving depending on what I experience, the experience I have of life and my way of thinking…
Nickitta
Nickitta Nickitta is a 29 years old, female, Sabahan, Malaysian. Retail Manager of skincare retail shop. She comes from a family of six including her parents and three brothers. Question: What makes you, you? Answer: I honestly think that my perception of myself is that it’s never what I appear…
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Ram
In our culture we give a lot of our credit to introspection… If we know who we are then it will help us to deal with the world… We don’t get extremist thoughts… It helps to create balance in our characters.
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Sandesh
I think whatever I do, I do it with my heart. Because I strongly believe the Law of Karma – it states that whatever thoughts or energy you put out, you get back – good or bad.
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Nisha Gautam
I really want to change my society because the people living here are narrow-minded. I also encourage women to do something good. It is not all about men; women can also do something.
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Neda Haffari
It was in this crucible of cultural collision that I began to question the very nature of identity itself. Was it merely a product of external labels and societal expectations, or was there something deeper, something more intrinsic that defined who I was? It was a question that followed me like a shadow, haunting me in moments of solitude and introspection.
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Soul, Mind, Body, Illusion
Individuals universally sense a “self,” whether conceived spiritually as a soul, philosophically as the mind’s narrative, or scientifically as the brain’s construct. The self can be eternal or an illusion of continuous change. This article explores these perspectives, highlighting the ongoing debate and encouraging a constructivist approach to understanding the multifaceted nature of the self.