Philosophy Time : Understanding Who You Really Are

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Faraz Ali
October 12, 2025

There comes a quiet moment in life when you realize you’ve been performing more than you’ve been living.

You’ve worn masks for so long , the strong one, the successful one, the agreeable one , that you’ve forgotten the sound of your own soul.

Maybe it begins as a whisper. A restlessness.
A question that won’t leave you alone:
Who am I, really?

This week’s piece is about that question, about peeling back the layers, facing the silence, and finally meeting the person you’ve always been beneath the noise.

“You don’t become yourself by adding more. You become yourself by letting go.”

Read the full essay below:


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Understanding Who You Really Are

The quiet, painful, and beautiful journey back to yourself.

philosophytime.substack.com/p/understanding-who-you-really-are?r=5rl9jv

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