Self Who is who?

Self

The word self is a very simple word meaning ones self or yourself. I literally just means YOU. Or does it? there are over 7 billion people in the world. There are 7 billion selves in this world but there is also one. It needs to be said that this word can be interpreted in a variety of ways.

selfish

ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

adjective

1. (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.

   "I joined them for selfish reasons"

   synonyms:

   egocentric, egotistic, egotistical, egomaniacal, self-centred, self-regarding, self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-seeking, self-serving, wrapped up in oneself, inward-looking, introverted, self-loving;

   selfless

   ˈsɛlfləs/

   adjective

   1. concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; unselfish.

      "an act of selfless devotion"

      synonyms:

      unselfish, altruistic, self-sacrificing, self-denying;

      
      

      What are you defined by? 

      Are you defined by your actions or the person you perceive yourself to be. 

      Should others view you the same way you view yourself?

      Are you in-fact an individual or a small part in a larger social self? 

      
      

      A person could go insane thinking about the scale and vastness of the world and reality we live in. There are many scientific theories that describe parallel universes all existing at the same time and not at all. They explain how there are an unlimited numbers of ones self all existing at once but all are different from one another. One such 'Self' could be in the same seat as you right now but not have the cup of tea next to you. This makes that version of you their own 'Self' and therefore not the same as you. We all exist at once and not at all. 

      
      

      But back to this universe and a simple meaning of this whole experimental thought of self. We are each different but we all belong to the same global society. We are a part of a global self and as such we all are the same and share the same space and equal but different lives.