My name is Tricia Lagrimas.

Our family has four members which

includes my mother, my father, my big brother and me. My name and my

brother’s name was acquired from the first letter of each of my parent’s

name. My brother’s name is Joshua and my mom and dad’s name is Theresa

and James. My mom told me that since she was young, she really liked the

name Tricia and dreamt of giving that name to her first daughter which

is me. According to Martin Skinner, our names are a reflection of our

parent’s dream and ambition. And that with this name, we are taken

sincerely and sensibly whatever our status in life is.

Now, I am writing a comprehensive theory about myself, my identity

and what factors contributed to the way I am now. It is because as

Socrates said, “an unexamined life is a life not worth living”. We should

continuously question our lives and be curious in order to live our life

to the fullest.

When I was younger, I was constantly conscious about how I looked

and what other people perceive of me. Marcel Mauss, a French

anthropologist said, that every man has two faces, the Personne and Moi.

Moi is the person’s basic identity or their physical appearance which I

mostly focused on because I haven’t realized that our Personne or the

personal characteristics we have matter more than the physical aspects.

According to Plato, there are three components of the soul which

are the rational soul which is responsible for our reasoning and

intelligence, spirited soul which involves our emotions, and Appetitive

soul which is in control of our aspirations and desires. In my opinion,

the most dominant part of me right now is my spirited soul. It is because

I am going through something difficult right now which makes me very

emotional and makes me sometimes neglect other responsibilities that I

have. This is a part of me that I am working on to become the best

version of myself. Plato believes that if the three components of the

soul are working harmoniously, only then our souls become just and

ethical.

Growing up, I’ve been trying to search for my meaning and purpose.

I have also been trying to understand myself and why I am like this. At

the age of 13, I began to conceptualize everything that is related to

me and how it could affect me. But, when asked about who I am, I found

it very difficult to answer. Now,I’ve become more aware of myself. My

own feeelings,dreams and desires. According to Carver and Scheier(1981),

being aware of the private self means you know your standards and

feelings towards something. Being self-aware is a very good trait because

it can help you make better decisions. For example, in having a

relationship, you should be aware of how you are and if something you

feel is not right, you should be able to know what to do and what you

want.