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If you decide to just go along with whatever your family or boss want because you want your family's approval or want to keep your job, then doesn't that mean y
by mortivore 8y ago
If you decide to just go along with whatever your family or boss want because you want your family's approval or want to keep your job, then doesn't that mean your true self simply values familial approval and job security more than being right or your dislike of that person?
- jolmg 8y agoI think that's trying to assign more meaning than what the phrase was originally intended to hold. It's an issue of human language being ambiguous. In your use, "true self" becomes a meaningless concept because there can never be a "fake self". In the context of phrases like "stay true to yourself", I think it merely means to not act as a version of yourself that is inconsistent with your own values/beliefs/wants. In other words, to not act like a "fake" version of you.