Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be

"Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This is what Valentine wrote in one of my most favorite books - Ender's Game. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Each time I hear or read these lines I stop. It makes me think where I might have crossed the border already. Am I still me? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Peeling layer after layer to get to the real me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Uncovering more each time. And then again asking myself - is it the true me or someone I want or wanted to be? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Are you also on the quest of removing layers?