What is the Most Important Question in Life?

 

Who Am I?

Yes, this is The Question. WHO AM I? The most important question in life. You may have observed people answering it a thousand times, in different situations and must be aware of the standard replies.

I am Jane Smith

I am a lawyer

I am an American

I am a Christian

I sometimes ask this question to strangers and friends on purpose, just to see how they reply it. It’s always fascinating for me when someone replies it differently, thoughtfully and deeply. People like that are rare. How many times someone has replied to you like this…

I am a spiritual being having a human experience

I am a human being on an amazing journey on this planet

I am a guide

I am a spirit in search of my higher self

I am a seeker

What does the answer to this question basically tells you?

It tells you the name of the peg that you subconsciously bind yourself to in life. Your core identity. Sometimes it is the just the body (Jane Smith), sometimes it is the career (lawyer), sometimes the territorial connection (American) and sometimes the name of the religion, group or sect that you identify with.

But is that really who you are? Is that all you can be?

Reflect on it and see where it leads you. What is the label you put on yourself? What is your true identity? Who are you?

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