Very interesting entry and thoughts about the subject plushzilla. :) One of the most interesting responses I've got yet is how you turned the question around and asked "Who are you not?".. I had never thought about it like that before and it gave me a lot to think about!
Since I sort of believe in something similar to pantheism in that "we're all one", my answer for both "Who am I?" and "Who am I not?" would probably be pretty similar.. In that I am everything, and there is nothing I'm not. But even that's not quite right cause "nothing" is part of everything, so I'm "nothing" as well. :D
I also liked your understandings of love and friends and I think those are pretty close to the literal etymological definitions of those words as friend is connected to "free" which is believed to mean "to love". So the words "Free, friend and love" to me all basically mean the same thing and this is why I say I'm a friend to all, cause I have some love for all, and if you love someone, you want them to be free. But yeah I appreciate how you said you wanna help someone you love grow without sacrifices or compromises, just to be a positive influence in their life regardless of expecting anything back I think is a great way to look at it.
I also liked what you said about "home".. I had to think about that one for a while.. I agree that home is wherever you feel at home, not necessarily your property or where you live.. Though it made me wonder.. Where do I really feel at home? I suppose where I live, lol.. But at the same time I'd like to live somewhere else at some point too.
In regards to problem solving, I like solving all kinds of problems, especially ethical ones. Or at least trying to solve them! And your points about if one was to have amnesia are interesting and made me think a bit! If I forgot who I was, who would I be? How would that change me? Would I be able to let go of some of my bad habits? Or create better ones? Probably.. Some of these things are deeply ingrained in me and who I think I am.
The social media aspect is a good one too, lol.. If I were to look at it from an amnesic self.. I'd probably think I'm like some kind of super hero even though I'm like a loser in reality, haha. Interesting to ponder about.. That book you mentioned reminds me of an old TV show I saw a few episodes of, I think it was called "John Doe" about some guy who lost his memory and was trying to figure out who he was.
Also the book "Unthinkable" sounds fascinating as well, I'll have to check that out in the future when I get some more money/time and ability to do so. Looks like a really good read! Thanks for sharing.
That's cool you keep a journal/diary as well! I used to when younger and perhaps I should try again sometime.. I bet it would be enlightening if I did. Though it's hard enough keeping up with my dream journal sometimes! Hmm.. Will have to think about it.
Superb entry plush! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Gave me a bunch to contemplate and I will most likely be giving at least one of my 3 votes to this entry when we get to judging this round. Great work and thanks for playing in another round! :)