Since time immemorial, man/woman have been in search of themselves. People claim to know themselves and then someone comes along and gives a completely different opinion from what they thought they knew about themselves, and they are more confused than they have ever been. Nobody actually knows everything about themselves because people tend to believe that they are without fault and blameless. Hence, they filter the good from the bad and claim all the good attributes, turning a blind eye to their faults.
The Johari window shows us that no matter how good we think we know ourselves, there are still certain things unknown to us. Other people see the good as well as the bad in us, and certain qualities we have that we are not even aware of.
My names are Christopher Isibor Ebigwu. My friends call me Bane. I would rather people call me Christopher instead of Chris. I went to military school at the age of 10 till 18 and lived in England for eight years after that. So yeah, I'm very independent. I am very vain, I love myself. I LOVE and play football, not that thing Americans call "football", the real FOOTBALL- as in soccer. I hate education because it is based on someone else's perspective. I like to make my own mistakes and learn from it. I like to feel, see, touch, perceive things and draw my own opinions and conclusions from them and not rely on someone else's perspective. I am proudly Nigerian. Even though I have been a victim of racial segregation several times in England, I am still proud of my skin color. I believe that I have not been racially profiled here yet because of my English accent. I am a typical Nigerian. Anybody older than me is Sir or Ma and I like to give people their respect because I want to be respected in return. I love my family but no so much that I could die for them. I am very authoritative, but then i'm African and most African men are. I hate people telling me what to do. I always want things to go my way and when they don't, I'm disappointed. When I tell someone to do something I want it done right away, immediately, because I am a perfectionist. I do not care about other people's opinion and I hate gossip.
But I can compromise and I am fun to have around. I might be stubborn, arrogant, vain and authoritative but then I consider other people's feelings. I do not let other people define me. I believe that people should not be defined by other people's opinions. I believe that I can adapt to any situation I find myself and mingle with anybody regardless of social status. I am an overcomer, an achiever, a SURVIVOR.
My names are Christopher Isibor Ebigwu. My friends call me Bane. I would rather people call me Christopher instead of Chris. I went to military school at the age of 10 till 18 and lived in England for eight years after that. So yeah, I'm very independent. I am very vain, I love myself. I LOVE and play football, not that thing Americans call "football", the real FOOTBALL- as in soccer. I hate education because it is based on someone else's perspective. I like to make my own mistakes and learn from it. I like to feel, see, touch, perceive things and draw my own opinions and conclusions from them and not rely on someone else's perspective. I am proudly Nigerian. Even though I have been a victim of racial segregation several times in England, I am still proud of my skin color. I believe that I have not been racially profiled here yet because of my English accent. I am a typical Nigerian. Anybody older than me is Sir or Ma and I like to give people their respect because I want to be respected in return. I love my family but no so much that I could die for them. I am very authoritative, but then i'm African and most African men are. I hate people telling me what to do. I always want things to go my way and when they don't, I'm disappointed. When I tell someone to do something I want it done right away, immediately, because I am a perfectionist. I do not care about other people's opinion and I hate gossip.
But I can compromise and I am fun to have around. I might be stubborn, arrogant, vain and authoritative but then I consider other people's feelings. I do not let other people define me. I believe that people should not be defined by other people's opinions. I believe that I can adapt to any situation I find myself and mingle with anybody regardless of social status. I am an overcomer, an achiever, a SURVIVOR.
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