Rahim Ladhani 4Q1
Tuesday September 6th 2005
Diagnostic Essay
Constantly, I hear people claiming that they have 'found themselves'. These people go to retreats across the world in an attempt to escape their everyday lives and suddenly after a few weeks they magically know who they really are and what their purpose on this earth is. This new sense of completeness generally lasts for a couple of months, and then it is back to the routine life they led before their escape from reality. It is my belief that one 'finds himself', not by spending thousands of dollars at peaceful retreat centre's, but by living one's life. Through everyday experiences, whether it is the people I meet or through the challenges I face on a day-to-day basis, I think that self is not something I will find, but something I will create.