What I do know for certain is that what is regarded as success in a rational materialistic society only impresses superficial minds. It amounts to nothing and will not help us rout the destructive forces threatening us today. What may be our salvation is the discovery of the identity hidden deep in any one of us, and which may be found in even the most desperate individual, if he cares to search the spiritual womb which contains the embryo of what can be one's personal contribution to truth and life.
—Patrick White
I Am...
I Am Here
I am male with a strong anima
I am Black, connected with a minority culture and race
I am the son of a loving mother and an absent father
I am human, a multidimensional being
I am a loner, preferring my own company to that of others
I am a philosopher
I am a poet
I am a lover of words.
I am a dreamer of dreams not seen
I am a survivor, I land on my feet more than my head
I am alive.
I am blessed, very blessed by life
I am insightful of things unknown
I am reliable, I do what I say I will do
I am healthy
I am sensual
I am moving toward death, our greatest transition.
I am soulful
I am aware — my life is a gift
I Am More than any word, thought, flesh or bone
I Am.