“Seldom will we risk mixing with those who reflect the parts of us that we don’t like or particularly identify with. This is however, part of the problem of insularity; we don’t learn of ourselves by seeing what we already know—we learn and grow by exposing ourselves to our fears, our unfamiliarities.”
“There are all kinds of perspectives you can take, and these perspectives are how we define our paths. Many resolve to create an identity for themselves based on their realities, this is an example of utilising the external to establish the internal mechanisms which are used for identifying with others, and the other is just a reinforcement of the perception that is held of the self. What we see in ourselves is reflected by who we surround ourselves with.”
