The Self

We all have entities in our minds which we refer to as Selves. What a Self truly is, we cannot completely define. There are numerous definitions that multiple persons would put forward yet they are true only the to person uttering it. We should not try to narrow down Self to a tiny definition because it generally does more harm than good while defining things we don’t understand.

This self is responsible for thinking, enjoying, suffering, wanting, deciding and all such actions that appear involuntary for us, that take place without too much visible effort on our part.

Only In Logic and mathematics do we find formulae that fit perfectly into each other. However, real life is pretty complicated to fit into concise expressions. Defining a thing is different than knowing it. We may be able to define a thing, but no sentiments fire up in the brain when that word is put forward to us.

Somewhere in our mind, we have our self-image. This self-image is made up of two parts, one that we desire to be and one that we ought to be.

- Inspired By Marvin Minsky’s ‘Society Of Mind’