GROUP LABEL 2

THERE ARE MANY GROUP LABELS:
1. INDIVIDUAL
A. PERSON
B. GENDER
C. RACE
D. QUALITY/ATTITUDE
E. WEALTH/POWER/FAME

2. SOCIAL GROUP:
A. FAMILY (PARENTS, CHILDREN)
B. SCHOOL
C. JOB/CAREER
D. RELIGION
E. SPECIALITY GROUP

EACH GROUP LABEL CARRY OBLIGATION, EXPECTATION, AND PRIVILAGE DECIDED BY THE CULTURE OR THE GROUP
THE CULTURE COMMUNICATE THROUGH MEDIA
FOR EXAMPLE, IN ASIA, IT IS WRONG TO TALK BACK TO ELDERS OR PARENTS

IN OUR MIND, THESE LABELS ARE SYMBOLIC WITH INTENTIONAL MEANING
WE SEE NOT A PERSON BUT THE LABELS, THE BRAND. WHO I BELIEVE I AM.

THERE IS A TRUE SELF AND A FALSE SELF. A TRUE SELF IS WHAT WE BELIEVE WE DID, A FALSE SELF IS WHAT WE WANT TO BELIEVE WE DID. FALSE SELF IS IDEAL. TRUE SELF IS MADE UP OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND FAILURE. FALSE SELF IS USUALLY MADE UP OF GOALS AND FAKE IMAGES. WE CANNOT LIE. WE CAN FOCUS ON THE FALSE SELF, BUT WE ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS TRUE AND FALSE. THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN TRUE AND FALSE SELF IS THE SOURCE OF ANXIETY.

EVEN IF TRUE SELF IS MADE UP OF THE GROUP LABEL, THE FALSE SELF IS CREATED TO COVER UP TRUE SELF. GROWING UP, WE LEARN ABOUT THE GROUP LABEL ABOUT US AND THE WORLD, WE LEARN TO HATE OUR SELF THAT HAS NEGATIVE GROUP LABEL AND JOIN THE LABEL THAT HAS POSITIVE. WE EVEN LEARN TO PRETEND OR WEAR SOCIALLY DESIRABLE QUALITY. DUE TO IGNORANT OF CRAVING SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE, WE KEEP THE SOCIAL DEFINITION OF THE LABEL AND KEEP HATING OUR TRUE SELF AND ADOPTING THE FALSE SELF THAT SOCIETY WANTS (TO BE ATTRACTIVE, POWERFUL, FAMOUS, NICE, COOL, ETC).