Quote of the Day – August 26 2012

“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.”
― William James

So as I type this, are there two people here, who i am and who i perceive myself to be (that in itself may be multiple as how I see myself tends to change) or are there even more. one or more of me for each one reading this? What do we have in common? If I have integrity then perhaps my selves do not vary that much yet I believe we see things and others as we are not as they are therefore I partake at least by proxy and become at least a bit all of you. Of course then if the act of being observed changes the subject of observation than I become altered by your view of me. Interaction used to seem a lot simpler =)
Yet I can’t control how you see me or even how i see myself, ego and emotions being what they are so therefore I shall have to focus on being myself as clearly and as focused as I can. After all are you not all as I perceive you to be?
Blessings, G

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Eye of the Fire by G A Rosenberg

 

The Path Ahead by G A Rosenberg