versions of the self

 So there’s 1. The “actual” (physical) version of myself (at work)

2. The version that is observed by nearby spectators (at work- patients, nurses, bosses, etc.)

3. The version that is perceived by spectators (at work- patients, nurses, bosses, etc. however, “perceived” also applies to those who aren’t available to observe and who only happen to be considering me for some reason)

4. The version that only I know

5. The version that only you know

6. The version that only they know

7. The version no one knows

8. As a son (only mom & dad would know)

9-15 (other versions only specific people know) As: Grandson, brother, cousin, nephew, spouse, employee, patron, and the list goes on

16. There’s also the version I tell you about and

17. The version you hear and

18. The version you accept

19. There’s the majority’s interpretation and

20. The minority’s interpretation

21. There’s the exsistential version (by which I mean that the sum of the parts cannot be defined until after the all parts have all been determined, which is to say, the version determined after a full life was experienced/lived)

Dialogue between 1 & 2 (2's a liar)

1: "Value is only what we perceive it to be."
2: "You're left. We sell into a notion that there is some set price for nothing."
1:"But I'm not just talking about the prices- I'm talking about value. One man throws a stone into the pond, one uses it as a doorstop or paperweight, while the last man tries to trademark the stone so that he can have the rights to all of it."
2: "Who doesn't make a distinction between a stone and a chess piece? Noone, they're all conditioned to see something natural, like a chess piece, as superior to an unnatural form like a stone. So they play with the piece, if they'd really deevolved, they would unlearn the distinction and play with whatever is near..."
1:"You're right, the world would be a better place if we realized that the natural stone can be of equal value to the manufactured chessman, if only we were playing chess."