Personality is a concept that remains a mystery to many. What does it mean to be a person? And can you not be or be a weak person? Many philosophers, psychologists and sociologists have been studying the role of personality for years, but not everyone is exposed to the true meaning of this concept. So what is it - personality? Let's try to figure it out.
A person's personality is his essence. A set of thoughts, feelings, actions and views on certain events. Each person is a person, because this is exactly what defines his own "I". For hundreds of years, many philosophers, scientists and thinkers have pondered what a person is. It is obvious that it is not the body or the words that he utters that makes a person a person, but something hidden much deeper. It is the inner essence, the original "I" that is the true essence of man. This is what personality is.
It is also customary to call a person a set of views of a person, reflecting his understanding of certain issues and a point of view on various social and political phenomena. Of course, the concept of personality in the socio-political and social sense largely converges with the psychological term, but, nevertheless, they should be distinguished. Indeed, in this case, we are talking not just about individual characteristics of character and worldview, but about the way of thinking in a specific direction and views on various issues through the prism of these thoughts.
Every person is, of course, a person. But not everyone can be said to be a strong personality. Here we are talking not so much about physical strength, but about the qualities of the soul, which allow a person to resist external circumstances and remain true to his own convictions, no matter what. Of course, strong personalities also reconsider their point of view. It happens that they change their views to diametrically opposed ones, but this always happens under the influence of changes in values and life beliefs, and not due to pressure from outside. Any strong personality has the ability to clearly see his life path and follow it without straying off course.
There are many examples of personalities in history who captured the minds of hundreds and even thousands of followers. Great scientists, thinkers, philosophers and military leaders, whose achievements to this day are admired by many. Such personalities are able to change the worldview of the masses, are able to lead others and follow the intended goal at all costs. This does not mean at all that in order to become a strong personality, it is necessary to invent something, discover a new continent or conquer a neighboring country. The most ordinary bank clerk can become a strong personality, showing enough endurance and willpower under the influence of life's circumstances.
Personality is a fundamental part of our essence, without it we have nothing but the ability to digest food and move blood through the vessels of the body. Each person is unique and his difference from an animal is precisely that he is a person.
