Who am I? Am I a sum of my experiences, moods, memories, behaviors, and feelings shut down in one body? Or is there something more, something more profound, that defines me?
Because this body does not exist in a vacuum, but each day is exposed to many physical sensations and external factors, from meteorological to human factors, I am in an eternal flow. Thus, each day, I start from scratch and become a new person, even though I was born as Adam Mazek and will die as Adam Mazek. I often wonder about humans and my own personal identity. The older I am, the more I feel and see that each human, with aging, is both changing and remaining the same. Am I contradicting myself? Yes, of course. I do it many times here, on the www.adammazek.com blog. Still, what should I do when I ask myself, “Who am I?” and I cannot answer this question.
I feel I am evolving and changing with each day, month, and year passing by.
Still, I also feel I am all the time the same person, raised in Malkinia Gorna and Brok and living for almost twenty years in Warsaw (I wrote this text on the 20th of June, 2024, and I moved to Warsaw from Brok in October 2004). I believe that throughout all the years I have been living, some parts of my soul have been more active while others (I would name them dark parts of my soul) have been somewhat less active. I cannot answer the titled question not only on the ephemeral, soul level but also on the passion/professional level.
After all, I work in a broadly defined Finance/Accounting world, where I find structure and logic. Still, I do street photography, a creative outlet that allows me to capture the beauty of the world, write texts, a way to express my thoughts and feelings and manage the www.adammazek.com blog, a platform where I share my personal reflections. I wonder whether you, my Dear Friend, ask yourself questions about who you are. I believe none of us can precisely tell who we are.
