In the complicated puzzle that is our lives, we often have to wear many hats and play many parts. What we do for a living shapes who we are. What will happen if we believe these parts too much and see them as real?
Are we then likely to lose sight of who we really are? From a yoga point of view, I wanted to talk about how our roles and identities change over time and how we can keep a good balance so that we don't lose ourselves in the process.
Roles are an important part of being human. They give us order in our lives. They help us figure out how to get around in society's complicated system.
They cover a lot of different areas, such as personal, professional, and social tasks. These jobs affect our daily lives by deciding what we need to do, how we should act, and what others expect of us.
Our identities come from the way our jobs, experiences, and personal traits work together. They're the windows through which we see ourselves and the world. Our identities are always changing because they are shaped by the things we do and the people we meet.
For example, someone who has been a mother for a long time might talk to others in a motherly way at work, while someone who is a teacher might always be trying to get her partner to do things by telling them what to do at home.
Even though jobs and identities are connected, problems can arise when we focus too much on our roles and not enough on who we really are. If the mind that starts to label takes those labels as true, then its part can become its identity.
It means "sucking or drawing into the role," and it means that a person's identity is based on "a role" that they take on instead of other parts.
This can happen when we put our personal values ahead of our goals and desires; it depends on the expectations and demands of our jobs. Since this is the case, it can make us feel cut off from our true selves.
As an example, someone who uses the label "mother" in their life can make that job their identity. She doesn't want to be apart from her child because he makes her whole, and she wants him to always be with her. The child sees himself as a mother, so when the mother leaves, the child will lose his sense of self, which could turn into grief.