To be, and what to be. That is the Question

My friend and I were talking the other night about ourselves, self-perception, and the transactioning of respect. He said something that I can't stop thinking about. He told me he thought I was smart; that I had discoverd who I was, but that I needed to find out what I was. I didn't know there were options. What am I? I'm sensing the answer we're looking for is not just 'Human'.

Although, maybe it is. The best way to describe Who I am is 'Me'. So maybe the best way to describe What I am is also 'Me', or 'Human'.

We were talking about giving and demanding respect in equal amounts, so maybe what you are determines how you recieve respect.

What you are. What a strange idea. What am I made of? what am I aligning myself with? Or what comprises my mindset/decision making/imagination?

What if I am a writer? They don't fight at all. Except in fiction. I don't know if I'd like that. What if I was something that had never been before? How would that affect me? others? you?

What am I?

What a strange question. I am working tomorrow. I will think about it then.


Jonathan