Our joys and sorrows, likes and dislikes are colored by our environment so much that often we just let our surroundings dictate our course. We go along with "public" feelings until we no longer even know our own true aspirations. We become a stranger to ourselves, molded entirely by society. . . Sometimes I feel caught between two opposing selves — the "false self" imposed by society and what I would call my "true self."
— Thich Nhat Hanh, Fragrant Palm Leaves