"i-den-ti-ty n. The condition or state of being a specific person or thing and recognizable as such; the condition or fact of being the same as something else." Discovering your identity is as important and profound as Amerigo Vespucci discovering America, as long as your definition differs from Webster’s. In one breath stating individuality and in the next sameness, is it me, or is that contradictory? Identity should not be about being recognized or categorized as a specific person or the same as someone else. Our existence depends upon our diversity, our differences, our unlikeness. However in our society, we like putting things into categories, into groups. "Let’s label this." Let’s stereotype that." It’s almost natural for us to do so. We’ve been practicing since we could put our first triangle or square into our Fisher Price shape sorter. When I interviewed a few Lancaster County residents and asked what identity meant to them and how they would define the word "identity," this was their response. William , a 31 year old male said, "Personality. I’m friendly and fun loving most of the time." Lisa , a 25 year old Lititz native said, "Identity is who you are as a person.
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