I am who I am

Quick comments...

First of all, Eric, because of your influence, I have become much more aware of the importance of semantic differences, so I was struck between the similarity between your "I am who I am" statement and God's "I am that I am" statement to Moses. Then, quite incredibly, this morning, when my husband was defending himself against a minor criticism I made, he said, "I am what I am, and you are just going to have to live with it."
Hmmm...significant? Maybe not. But I found it interesting. I hear that phrase a lot..."I am who I am."

"I am who I am" is a song sung by one of the homosexuals in that movie "The Birdcage". (Can't remember the French title) Doesn't bother me because I'm quite liberal about such matters, but I bet there are plenty of Christians who would be appalled by that announcement.
I've learned that when people say "I am who I am," it usually means, "Screw you, I don't want to change."
I think Ted Bundy might have said it.
Of course, you didn't mean that at all in your newsletter and I'm quite aware of the point you were making (a good one I might add), but, if you are in the mood to get philosophical about it, a whole book could be written about "I am who I am." The statement might be as profound as "I think, therefore I am." !
I could also quarrel with the statement, "I'm me. I ain't nobody else, but me" on many levels, but I shall not because it isn't important and I'm just being tedious and metaphysical when I know quite well I'm distorting the meaning of what you were trying to convey.
One more observation...the number of readers a website has is a poor way to judge its merits. More people prefer Stephen King to Tolstoy, but, "The Dead Zone" (as much as I enjoyed it) is quite inferior to "War and Peace".

BTW, I bet that awful man, Jerry Falwell, has a website and I'm sure he gets a lot more hits than yours.

OK...that wasn't nice to say. It was mean and judgmental. Sorry...I can't help it. I am who I am.

By the way, thanks for writing a newsletter when you so busy with other things. I always look forward to receiving it and appreciate the effort you put into it.

• Re(1): I am who I am - By Eric December 1, 2005 at 11:21:02 AM
  • Re(2): I am who I am - By Sara December 1, 2005 at 01:21:31 PM
    • Re(3): I am who I am - By Sara December 3, 2005 at 07:18:58 AM
      • Re(4): I am who I am - By karen December 3, 2005 at 03:52:33 PM