Website owner: James Miller
Q. Who am I? What am I? What am I made of? What kind of
person am I? How do I find out what I am? What kind of
questions do I ask myself to find out what I am?
A. To find out what you are ask yourself where you are most
comfortable, where you are most at ease. Ask: "Around what
kind of people am I most comfortable and most at ease? In
what kind of atmosphere am I most comfortable? Am I more
comfortable around deceitful and dishonest people or around
honest people, around indecent and obscene people or around
decent people, around the "swinger" or around the straight
person? Am I happier and more comfortable in a church or
in a night club, at a picnic or at a topless Go Go, working
around the house or out in a bar? What kind of music do I
like? Classical music or jazz? Quiet, reflective music or
Rock music? Church music or popular music?
It is important to know who you are and what you are.
Socrates said "Know yourself". It has been said "Be
yourself" and Shakespeare said "This above all. To thine
own self be true." To be true to yourself you must know
who you are and what you are. Your must know yourself.
Otherwise you may get caught up in that greatest of all
foolishness ---trying to be what you are not. You may find
yourself trying to find happiness in the company of the
Dishonest, the Indecent and the Irreverent when you are
really only happy in the company of the Honest, the Decent
and the Religious. You may find yourself trying to find
happiness in the atmosphere of a night club when it is
really the quiet, meditative atmosphere of a church that
suits your disposition and spirit. Don't do that which is
in conflict with your basic nature and spirit. Not if you
wish to be happy. Know yourself and be true to yourself.
Be true to the highest that lies within you.
Dec 1980
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