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What if much of what you call “yourself” was never truly chosen by you?
We inherit names, beliefs, expectations, identities, definitions of success, and ideas about how life should work. Then we spend years living inside them—often without questioning where they came from.
THE BORROWED SELF is a philosophical journey through the illusions, assumptions, and perspectives that shape our reality.
Why are we never satisfied for long?
Why does the finish line keep moving?
How much do we actually control?
How much of what we know is limited by the way we perceive?
And how much of our identity did we really choose?
Through personal experiences, thought experiments, and philosophical reflection, Derick Mwambush examines desire, poverty, possession, knowledge, perspective, identity, control, and the things we rarely notice.
This is not a book that claims to have all the answers.
It is an invitation to question the answers you already have.
Maybe discovering yourself begins with asking how much of yourself was borrowed.
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It’s actually a broad touching book citing the reality and illusions. It also admits knowing little.