You’re forever going to be finding yourself. It’s not like one day you’re going to wake up and be like, “Holy shit, no fucking way. There I am! Where have I been all my life?!”
Life is a journey, not a destination, kids. Saying you're "finding yourself" implies that you, in turn, are currently lost. Self-discovery is a series of irregularly-scheduled revolutions and epiphanies throughout life as a means of internal evolution. It is not an excuse to be somehow less responsible for your choices or less capable in general.
You’ll never be “found”... because we’re not done becoming until we’re dead.
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The entire premise is to vague to be workable. What we need is a model of understanding that we can apply and use in your life.
To that end, yes, your "self" is always in a state of flux. However, that self is always navigating into the future, trying to stay true to itself. It is precisely because it changes all the time that it's silly to think you can "find yourself!" The real goal is to exercise our telos and try to find emergent Properties of ourselves as they develop, so we can recognize them early and make decisions about them.
So don't try to "find yourself". Ask "what should my self be doing right now?"
At least that's my take on it.
I agree 100%! Really insightful contribution, thank you!
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