2.1. BECOME WHO YOU ARE

You will never find yourself unless you quit preconceiving what you will be when you have found yourself.

—ROBERT HENRI

You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.

—RICHARD FEYNMAN

Pretend that I am someone you know well and trust completely asking you this question: Who are you, really? I’m not asking for your name, what you look like, where you live, or what your cultural background is. I’m not asking about your profession or your relations to other persons. I’m not asking about what you have in common with others. I’m asking about the individual person that you—and only you—are: ...

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