Embracing Our Identities

Every individual has to find their own identity, which is process that some may struggle with. However, we must all go through that self-realization period as it is essential. Like Arnae Naess said: “self-realization is the process according to which one’s view of the self gradually expands to include other humans, other species, and finally the whole ecosystem generally.” (186) From what I understand, he means that for someone to reach self-realization, that person needs to stop only thinking about themselves and to start acknowledging everything around them. This may be difficult because…