ʜᴏᴡ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴅᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs, ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏᴄᴜs ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ “I ᴏʀ ᴍᴇ?” ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛs ᴛʜɪs sᴇʟғɪsʜ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ, ᴘʀᴇʏɪɴɢ ᴜᴘᴏɴ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ’s ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇɴᴇss, ғᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇɢᴏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴇɢʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴜs, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴇᴀsʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴅɪsɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴᴇᴅ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɪʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪᴍɪᴛʟᴇss ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ғɪᴠᴇ sᴇɴsᴇs. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴏᴜʀ sᴏᴜʟs ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴏᴜᴛᴡᴇɪɢʜs ᴏᴜʀ ᴇɢᴏ’s ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ: ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴜs ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ, ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪᴍɪᴛʟᴇss ʙᴇɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ sᴏᴜʟ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪs, ᴏᴜʀ ғᴏᴄᴜs sʜɪғᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴠɪᴇᴡɪɴɢ “I” ᴀs ᴍʏsᴇʟғ, ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs “I” ᴀs ɪɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪs “I.”