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Today somebody asked me what shaped me into the person I am, I just stared at them. I don't know about you, but my life isn't over yet, and I am not done growing in my personality, thought process, or emotionally - I'll let you know when I get to the end and can take stock. amirite?
They asked where you are, not what else will have changed in a few decades. A straight answer would've been much more polite and direct.
If I could have come up with a straight answer I would have given one. The fact is, at this point, I'm not sure what has shaped the person I am. By all accounts I shouldn't be the person I am, hence my confusion. For now, I take life as it is, I'll figure out what influenced what once I reach the end.
How do you plan on reaching anything when you don't know where you've been? Waiting until you're old won't tell you what you are now.
Maybe not, but I guess I'll find out when I reach the end and have time to woolgather and evaluate my life. :-) It's not that I don't know who I am know, I do not know what has shaped me into who I am - and that's why I had no answer.