Who am I? What am I?
Our mortal search for who we are, what we are, what we believe in, what this life is all about is what makes our time here so interesting.
It's the journey, not the destination, after all, that's most important. But, as I heard in a song by someone still near to my heart, if you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.
There are a couple of interesting tools at your disposal, however, that can be used either for your amusement or a reality check.
If you believe you are on a spritual path, but want to see how your beliefs match up to the road your on, check out http://www.beliefnet.com where you will go through a list of questions regarding your spiritual self.
If you want to see how your personal beliefs match up politically, check out http://www.politicalcompass.org for another list of questions.
Both sites give immediate assessments that can be quite interesting.
Now, I know that the easiest way to start a fight is to bring up religion or politics. And, I'm not about to get into rights, wrongs or the gray areas in between either. Live and let live.
And, I'm also not going to get into what the results of my tests revealed. First, I am what I am. Take it or leave it. Secondly, there are already enough impressions out there. Read, call me, make your own decisions. It's all a matter of perception anyway.
While it would be nice to be completely idealistic and say that tags and categories don't matter, the reality is that they do. We all want to be a part of something, whether it's something greater than ourselves or something very personal.
I will share, however, that I was mildly surprised by both results. I guess it was another lesson in understanding that we cannot, no matter how hard we try, be totally objective and see ourselves as others do.
Who am I? What am I? Well, I got a little more information to help me deal with that.
Now, tell me, who are you?

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