The False Self

In all creation, this is an exclusively human problem. We are the only created beings who struggle with identity. Adom and eve then become false selves. They go searching for an identity outside of themselves. The real problem with the false self is that it works, at least temporarily. But what happens the second you cut a fig leaf off a tree? It starts to shrivel and die. Because the false self works, but it's expiring the second you put it on. And whatever you reach for to cover up your shame, you're going to have to reach for it again and again and again... This brings us to our final movement, undressing in public. Would you clasp