Canadian ex told me everyone is a work in progress, not defined by past but an enigma to the future. Descartes, in his three waves of doubt, paraphrasing, our present is mired in reality based on perception and factuality. Saying that, I am who I am based on who we are together. Becoming is allowing, Being is believing and Accepting is gratitude to humble ourselves to The One. From an underrated, unappreciated house mix from 1993, "As I Am (Nice & Stoned Classic Mix)": As I am, lonely as I am, love me for me or let me be. You just be you & I'll just be me, and together baby love will set us free.