The Myth of the True Self
September 16, 2025•695 words
The Myth of the True Self
I’ve been chewing on this idea of a “true self” lately, and not just in the abstract. A close friend of mine—twelve years of history—burned me in a way I never saw coming. He was someone I had gone out of my way to forgive and defend, even when he slipped up. When his life was messy, I opened the door of my own business and made him a partner, trusting he’d rise to the occasion. Instead, things unraveled. He lied, he cheated, he stole. He slid back into drugs. And when...
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