Me, Myself, and I

 Both Jenaia and I have had several arguments with folks who were insisting that Uncle D was/had to be a real person.

It's an argument I often have with myself, though not about Uncle D. I know that Jenaia made him up. My question is, am I the physical person, the Reluctant Quester, Marty Snowpaw, or one or two of the other anonymous avatars I have created?

Will the real Marty Keltz please stand up....?

It leaves me in awe of just how powerful storytelling is... how awesome Second Life is. To read my thoughts on this, see the post entitled, "Is it Real or is it Memorex?"

Histories remembered or imagined. Some that come to mind include, Historical Fiction, Roman a Clef, The New York Times, and my grade 9 American history book entitled, America Makes The World Safe for Democracy.

We find truth in emotional resonance, in empathy, by feeling, not by thinking.

Write stories.  Write your story. Project and personalize. Real or imagined, take the Story Quest and meet Uncle D, and more than likely you will meet yourself. Neat huh?!

Sign up to take the Quest here: www.tvwsp.com

See the film the Quest is based on here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7ZzR6o9hk

Comments

[Marty Keltz]

I agree. I think we have several identities but they all fit into one reality...RQ

[Diane]

Don't we all have plenty of identities? Some of them are clearly roles, portraying a part. Some of them are a part of who we are or would like to think we are. As we age and change lives, jobs, circumstances doesn't our ability to be different roles increase or change? My major avatar I see as an extension of primarily my teaching persona. But even in a real classroom, I'm aware that I use a "teacher voice" and sometimes I am much more patient than I normally am. Does that mean it isn't me? No, it's just the role necesssary for the moment.