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The Identity Question
We're always curious about identity. Wanting to find out "Who killed Roger Rabbit?" or "Who is Paris Hilton going out with?". Or stuff closer to home...like "Who's our new next door neighbour?" or "Who on earth is Mr Incognito?".
Why are we always so curious about identity? Is it because it is an inate human trait that we are all born with? Did God make us 'kepoh' on purpose? Perhaps it made sense a long long time ago. It made sense to find out who your neighbours were - something about safety in packs. It paid to learn more about 'the Enemy' - identifying the source where the energy of mobs could be focused on. To destroy. Or to protect.
But it also meant that finding out about someone else's identity made it possible for one to learn if there were commonalities. & this is where the Internet has helped people everywhere perform this function effortlessly. Seeking other people around the world to identify with. People from all walks of life, people like me and you, seeking out others.
Do we really end up finding each other? Absolutely! I stumbled across your blog, and you across mine (or sometimes, across a couple of blogs before finding the one you settle in to become a regular reader!). To some degree, we share similarities. We're not just random people in cyberspace reading words on a page. Somewhere unconscious, there is a familiar chord in your being that my words ring. You know it does because you leave a comment on my page. And vice versa.
But at the end of the day, when it's all been said and done, only one question remains - the real question. Is it really our commonalities that bring us together...or in the end, is it just fate?
p/s - "Are we there yet?" Happy '1-day early' Birthday Izso! Hope it's a good one!
We're always curious about identity. Wanting to find out "Who killed Roger Rabbit?" or "Who is Paris Hilton going out with?". Or stuff closer to home...like "Who's our new next door neighbour?" or "Who on earth is Mr Incognito?".
Why are we always so curious about identity? Is it because it is an inate human trait that we are all born with? Did God make us 'kepoh' on purpose? Perhaps it made sense a long long time ago. It made sense to find out who your neighbours were - something about safety in packs. It paid to learn more about 'the Enemy' - identifying the source where the energy of mobs could be focused on. To destroy. Or to protect.
But it also meant that finding out about someone else's identity made it possible for one to learn if there were commonalities. & this is where the Internet has helped people everywhere perform this function effortlessly. Seeking other people around the world to identify with. People from all walks of life, people like me and you, seeking out others.
Do we really end up finding each other? Absolutely! I stumbled across your blog, and you across mine (or sometimes, across a couple of blogs before finding the one you settle in to become a regular reader!). To some degree, we share similarities. We're not just random people in cyberspace reading words on a page. Somewhere unconscious, there is a familiar chord in your being that my words ring. You know it does because you leave a comment on my page. And vice versa.
But at the end of the day, when it's all been said and done, only one question remains - the real question. Is it really our commonalities that bring us together...or in the end, is it just fate?
p/s - "Are we there yet?" Happy '1-day early' Birthday Izso! Hope it's a good one!
