I probably shouldn't be all too surprised with the number of people that based their presentations on "how do we know ourselves," but I couldn't help but feel a bit of shock. What I imagined as a serious academic presentation ended up as a sort of "show and tell." Everyone brought a little bit of themselves to share with the group, and then sat back to take in the rest of the presentations. It amazes me what all has been brought to the table. So many personal things that I'd never care to share in front of a group of my peers, yet many of you boldly went up and delved into yourselves, bringing up a deep and delicate fact for everyone to hear. That really speaks for the group as a whole. I think it's inspiring that though we might not all be BFFs, we care enough and have enough trust to be able to bring up deep stuff like that and be there for each other. We've really subconsciously developed into a family.
The question used was "how do we know ourselves?" Presenters then went into detail about a hardship or experience they dealt with and how that experience shaped them. Discussions have come to a bit of a standstill, as everyone is just repeating the same things stated in previous discussions. At this point, we're all seniors. We've all had a lot to deal with in life, some of it good and some of it bad. Every experience we have shapes us in some way. The scale varies, but the change still occurs. After 17 or 18 years, I wonder how one could not know themselves after all of those experiences. Granted, the whole you has yet to develop, but you'd think you'd know a basic framework at least.
That last comment was probably awful.
I don't have anything to ask here. I just wanted to thank everyone for sharing pieces of themselves.
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