Martin
I really can't help being one, thanks to the great teachers I have had in life. These include my parents, for being strong minded and doing their best live as equals, my little sisters for being free and independent and always surprising me with how much and how little difference a few years can make, my first lover, Jenny, for giving me the words, "This would not have happened if I had not allowed it to", my teachers at university for lecturing so splendidly about gender and social role model issues, my sensei for gently beating ever darker shades of fear out of me, and may others. All these things and my own thoughts aside have led me to these conclusions:
I am a complete person, all by myself. I like other people and all the different ways I can interact with them, but I don't need them to make me whole or complete.
I am fiercely loyal to and supportive of those who have earned my friendship and affection, but, to quote one of my favourite artists, "I'm not the doctor". I will happily ponder and advise, but human beings can affect change in their lives only by their own efforts.
I am not afraid to state my opinions and arguing for what I think is right, but equally importantly I am neither afraid to back down if I am wrong or mistaken.
I believe that everyone is responsible for their actions and thoughts, and that our greatest gift is having the capabilities to assess and consider these and thereby choose the way we will live our lives.
And that's the short version of it.
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