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Who Are you.?

Who are you?She Asked… I am Stella No,I didn’t ask what your name was she replied. I asked you, who you were. I stared right back at her,Who am I ? Why couldn’t I give her a ready answer, The topic quickly changed and the conversation shifted to other things but I left that meeting that day feeling conflicted Who was I really? I had gone to meet with a senior friend I admired and I couldn’t even answer a straight question probably the most important question One should know the answer too. Can you blame me,I was 18 had just gotten into university And I was still discovering who I really was. Sooner rather than later, life tried to tell me who I was, Life tried to define me and label me. The most life defining experience for me was not loosing a mother at age 15 But it was at age 19;  Failing my first year at university and having to repeat the year. That for me was life changing, especially as I have never had to struggle to excel at anything...My name Stella Me