Question:“On identity”
On identity
Identity is not a treasure to be found. It is a map redrawn every day. A map gone blurry means you have stepped onto new ground.
Do not write what you are. Write three things you protect. When every title and every name has changed, if those three remain, you remain.
Odysseus told the Cyclops that his name was Nobody. Giving up the name saved him; shouting it later brought the chase. Twice the name decided who he was.