Journal 29

For me this whole self analysis thing is getting me confused. I still do not really know how Walt Whitman saw self, but I sort of have an idea as to what I am supposed to talk about. My name is Justin Yakel. I was born in San Francisco California on May 27, 1995. Now that does not define the word self or how Whitman saw the definition of self, but in my eyes self means who are you. Now that is a tough question to answer because I know who I am, but I do not know how to define it. So first my personality is very important to me. My personality throughout my life that has been the thing that makes me who I am. I am a nice, caring guy which is what I am known for. Once in a while I do get a little cranky and go off on some people, but that is only rare occasions. Anyway, I find that your personality is big when it comes to Self because it defines who you are and how you act. Another thing that is important to me is the way I act around other people. You know you have a group that screws around all the time and they do not really pay attention. Well for me it is the other way around. I am a good student in school and I pay attention in class. I never disrespect anyone except if it's for my parents, but other than that if there is a coach telling me what to do or a teacher during class tells me to go do something I always do it. This is part of my personality. My parents raised me to be a good kid and to always respect your elders. I will always remember that I should respect anyone even though they might not be the nicest person in the world. The last thing that is important to me and defines the word Self is the way I see myself. I do not mean I look at myself everyday in the mirror and say I am pretty or not, I mean the way I see myself around other people per say or something else. This is the way I defined my Transcendental Self.