Person's Personality

Philippines
May 26, 2012 10:33am CST
I'm doing a small project today regarding Personality Development. While typing I came across the line 'An authority once said, “Every man is three men: the man he thinks he is, the man others think he is, and the man he really is.”' It made me evaluate myself and how people see me, and found this to be true. I really have thoughts of who I really am, others define me as to how they want to define my personality, and there's something inside me that truly defines my real personality. The real me. It's hard to explain it. How about you? Do you agree with this statement? =)
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@sheen13 (567)
• India
27 May 12
Nice question! I never thought about this before. But your question has actually made me to think about my actual personality. I definitely agree with the above statement that every man is three men! Every person has his own thoughts about how he is. When we dress up, look in the mirror, we think and make several comments on ourselves about our looks, they may be nice or bad. When we ask someone, "How do I look?", they give their different opinions. Obviously no person has the same thoughts and so they'll find us to be looking different. We might think that we are looking good but the other people around might think the opposite. But who knows that, we are actually looking fabulous! It's the same inside. We might think that we have some kind of character and the others may think that we don't have that character what we think we do. But at the end, even we might be proved to be wrong and even those people. We actually are something different what we never think to be. Umm... You are right, It's really heard to explain! :D But whatever it is, there is surely something that defines us truly, about which we aren't aware of yet! :)
@sheen13 (567)
• India
28 May 12
Lol! I agree, I agree! :) Sometimes I feel that I have many, many and many personalities because of so many persons telling us about how we are! It makes us think in such a complicated way! But you are right, it is a good thing because it excites us to think about our personality, and all the good and bad habits we inculcate! :)
• Philippines
29 May 12
I've read that the environment like neighborhood, the family and the friends are factors in honing our personality. It's really difficult to explain but knowing our flaws are the best way to make ourselves better. =) It is also good to know our bad side so we will be able to change it. Being open-minded and listening to constructive criticism can help us be better person. =)
• Philippines
28 May 12
Wonderful examples. You made me reflect on my personality and others' definition of me too. =) Maybe this is the reason some people like us and some don't. Some people we like, and some we don't like. This makes me feel challenged to (like my comment above) evaluate myself and see if there are some points about me that should be changed or which of my personality should be enhanced, etc. =) Even we can't identify who we truly are because of those 3 personalities. Hehe! =D
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
27 May 12
Yes, i agree with that. We had a discussion about this in one of our minor subjects..forgot what it was, but it is true.. i am not sure about who i really am right now. But i do nkow who i want to be.. but it seems like an unreachable dream.
• Philippines
28 May 12
Maybe it's with Psychology? The ego, super ego, and the id? I just remembered it just now when I read your response. Yes, maybe the ego, super ego, and id explains the 3 personalities that we have. Perhaps maybe those are the 3 personalities. (^^,)
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
29 May 12
Yes, i think it was in Psychology class. it may be related to the ego,superego and id.. Those 3 are not what explains our personality though, they are just stuff that lead us, kind of like our conscience guiding us on what to do.. I think we had the lesson after that.
• Philippines
29 May 12
I must be sleeping when we had that lesson. Hehe! =D From others' responses here, I also cannot explain who I really am. I just understand my personality that I believe I am. This is really challenging. =D
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
27 May 12
I totally agree with that statement. Who we think we are, how others think of us and how we really behave. Many times, we are not what we think we are and therefore this becomes such a huge problem for some of us. This just reminds me of the devil and angel personality inside us too. A part of us tells us to do something while another side of us tells us to do another. Because there are 3 sides of ourself, it is important that we find out from other how people think we are and then evaluate ourselves from there. Even though the real us is how we really behave, but nothing is more important than how people think of us when we are in the working world or even just when making friends.
• Philippines
28 May 12
Evaluation would be really good. Maybe this is why we get to do things that we never thought we could do. Or sometimes, in denial of our own mistakes. Because of the devil and angel fight. The picture that I have in my mind about the devil and angel fight is the Tom and Jerry show where Tom's devil and angel are fighting. Hehe! =D
• United States
26 May 12
Yes, I agree with that. We all present ourselves in certain ways. We give an image of ourselves to people and they form opinions of us by how we relate to them. We think were are one way, and people see us in their way, but neither perceptions may be what we really are. I think I am a nice person. You may think I am unapproachable because I am quiet. In essence I may be a nice person, and unapproachable at times due to insecurities. In truth I may smile at everyone because I am programmed to do so since childhood. I might be scared of getting close to people, and still be a nice person... just a thought.
• Philippines
28 May 12
Your answer made me smile actually because this is also true to me. I admire your courage and honesty for admitting you have insecurities. For that, I will also take that positively for me, that I should not be afraid to acknowledge my insecurities and use it as a tool to be stronger. In a way, you have inspired me. =) Thank you so much for dropping by. =)
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
27 May 12
Think I’ve heard this said a different way. Think it is similar. What do you think? I saw someone in the mirror but it was not me. Certainly we can look at ourselves from different viewpoints to try to understand the real person. Here is another thought maybe not applicable though, aren’t those people we are trying to understand always changing? We only get glimpses.
• Philippines
28 May 12
Yes. I agree and this made me ponder about how I view other people as well. Maybe this is why all people seem to be constantly changing, but actually, we just see their different personalities, a small fragment of who they really are. =)
@Angela11 (46)
27 May 12
When we stay with others, for the most time we act what others expect from us, and most of it is not what we really are. When we are alone, we usually do what we actually want to do,especially those we can't do before people. I thik that our really personalities.And sometimes we imagine a better future, amd put ourselves in the perfect position, that's the third personality.
• Philippines
28 May 12
I see the picture Angela11.=) Nice illustration of the 3 personalities. Could it be that only when we are alone do we truly act as who we really are?