Do you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are?
Are we shaped by experience or shaped by who we are?
This is not as easy as it looks.
At first glance, I said: experience.
Life teaches us how to live through the many experiences we gain day after day.
And… the more experiences we have, the more we change along the way.
So yes, experience does shape us.
But wait a minute…
I re-read the whole thing again.
Doesn’t us or we came before experience?
Yes, it’s who we are that first exists and shapes us.
Experience follows.
Experience offers possibilities and changes.
Yet, who we are is the root of our life tree.
Or, better put, who we are is made of a special fabric woven from too many threads.
There are certain things that make us but can’t be changed; things like our souls, our origin, and our families.
Yes, I know everything can be changed nowadays, including some of the things I just mentioned, but you can’t erase them from your “who you are” identity.
After each and every experiences you live through life, it’s “who you are” that manages it in the way “ who we are” wants.
Is your head spinning right now?
Mine is, but only because of the AC, which I don’t like at all. But in some places, it is the most convenient way to survive on holiday in a tropical country.
So, back to this life shaping player.
Simply, we are shaped by who we are.
Out of each and every experience, we’re the ones who decide whether to learn the lesson, to ignore it, or to destroy it.
Some experiences may push us to be cruel, savage, or selfish.
But in the end, it’s us who decide whether to follow the experience’s recommendations or not.
With who-shape-us-thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 