Who are you in this life?

[ohiosmith]

[otherlander]

1. something that lives on a pebble.

[Floogeldy]

18. He asked, "Who?"

Not what. ;)

[BarenakedLady]

2. No one

[billyskank]

4. Me neither

[BarenakedLady]

6. You are wrong.

:hug:

I, however, am not.












...pardon my pathetic pity party...:nopity:

[billyskank]

7. Hey

if I'm not no-one then you aren't either, 'cause I say you're not. :hug:






:loveya:

[buddhamama]

13. alright you two

neither of you is a nobody. i'll going to tell you exactly what someone was kind enough to tell me recently,

you're a nobody till somebody loves you. you're both loved. you're somebodies. :loveya: :hug:

[Arugula Latte]

8. I feel a little Emily Dickinson coming over me:

I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you—Nobody—Too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise—you know!

How dreary—to be—Somebody!
How public—like a Frog—
To tell one's name—the livelong June—
To an admiring Bog!

[hfojvt]

25. Bud

Bud

[HughBeaumont]

3. The giant in the field.

You'll all see I'm the one.

[azmouse]

5. Mouse

<:3)~~~~~~

[Arugula Latte]

9. A primate taking up space on planet Earth.

Also a carbon-based life form, a mammal, a female, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister,a friend, an aunt, a niece, a sister-in-law, a daughter-in-law, a teacher, a writer, a volunteer, a fundraiser, a Democrat, a liberal, an angry 'Murican, an animal lover, a cat mom, an employee, a cleaner, a reader, a worrier, a young middle-aged person, a caucasian, a member of the desirable 25-to-54-year-old demographic, a lover of good food, a wine drinker, a chocoholic, a West Coaster, an ocean-appreciater, a traveler, a person with a good sense of humor who is occasionally grumpy, and a fan of DU since 2001.

[Floogeldy]

19. He asked, "Who?"

Not "what?" ;)

[wildhorses]

10. wildhorses

:kick:

[billyskank]

12. Yup

:loveya:

[Deja Q]

11. I am an enigmatic obscure impasse

[Floogeldy]

20. He asked, "Who?"

Not "what?" ;)

[Deja Q]

37. How do you know what I said isn't a who but a what, and not a who?

Eh?

:rofl:

[UncleSepp]

14. I am that which seeks wholeness

Beside that, nothing else seems important enough to mention.

[Floogeldy]

21. He asked, "Who?"

Not "what?" ;)

[UncleSepp]

30. How can anyone answer "who" without saying "what"?

(On edit: This is intended to have a got-a-buzz-on, friendly, relaxed shooting the bull tone. I realized it might have sounded argumentative, which is the opposite of how it is supposed to sound. :-) )

A person can say "My name is..." but that doesn't say who he is, only what he is called. A person can say "I am (characteristic)" but that still doesn't say who he is, only what he is like.

The answer to "who are you" is almost always contextual - it might be "I am the washing machine repairman" if you're knocking on the door of a house containing a broken washing machine, or "I am the father of the bride" at a wedding, or "I am a Democrat" when answering a political survey, but really, do any of those answer the question "Who are you" out of context?

I spent some time at a conference recently, at which I often heard the phrase "I identify as..." and seldom heard "I am...". There was much discussion of labels. That really got me to thinking about how to answer the question "who are you" without using labels, and of how to express identity from the inside, referring to essential nature.

The context for this question was "who are you in this life". In this life, I am that which seeks wholeness. It may not have always the case, but in this life, it is. I certainly hope I stay that way. Being that which seeks division does not end well.

[IChing]

15. I am here....or try to be...who is relative to where you are right now.

[Guy Fawkes]

16. You.

[Neoma]

17. As speck on a speck in a speck.

[Floogeldy]

23. He asked, "Who?"

Not "what?" ;)

[Neoma]

24. Blah.

I'm the green tea queen named Neoma Moxie Zinger. :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. In this life.......as versus some other life?

All I can say.......

I am me........right here and now.......

All the rest is mere speculation.........:shrug:

[IChing]

26. But are you here now or living a life that is part not here now?

Meaning that the now and you are not inseparable or transitory.

OK the first glass of wine just kicked in, I confess.:) :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Those are some good questions, my dear IChing.......

And actually, I do have a life that is part not here now......

It is emotional/mental.......and almost entirely hidden from other people's view..........

Enjoy your wine! :toast:

[IChing]

28. well, your posts do that for me

they make me ask questions and seek further in the questions that we all ask.

Not a personal observation of you,
bless you.

[amitten]

29. Me. n/t

[AlienGirl]

31. I am what likes becoming familiar with the Other

From that, you can predict almost everything about me.

Tucker

[Bunny]

32. Cleopatra. Here's a recent picture of me:

[buddhamama]

33. i am buddhamama

i thought everyone knew that. :shrug:

[bertha katzenengel]

34. I'm not sure, but a pachyderm named Horton is rather fond of me

and my friends.

[Redstone]

35. I'm Redstone.

Redstone

[Nikia]

36. The unworthy person

Who only partly believes it.

[rug]

38. I'm Henery the Eighth. I am.