Finding Myself

You are a writer of classical fiction. You are trying to come up with a story relevant to the human experience. Write a short account of a young gentleman who is finding himself.

I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. There I am.

No. No. Finding yourself is like coming of age - you are discovering who you are. Write a short account of a young gentleman who is finding himself.

I went into the bathroom and looked into the mirror. I was there, and I looked a bit older than I was before.

No. Not getting older, coming of age. You are young and finding yourself. It means you discover who you are as a person - what kind of human you are and how you impact on the others around you.

The mirror in the bathroom smiled back at me. It knew I had changed, and it said so with its mouth.

Christ, you are useless. Don’t mention the bathroom. You are finding yourself outside the bathroom. Write a story of a young man finding himself.

I got lost on the way to the bathroom. Thankfully, there was a mirror in the hallway, and I was able to find myself in that.

No. You are a writer. Do not take me literally. You need to be more metaphorical. Finding yourself is not seeing yourself in the mirror. You discover who you are as a person. Are you kind? Do you impact positively on those around you? What is your purpose? Write a story about a young man finding himself.

I was nowhere near the bathroom when I walked past the shiny kettle. There I was. I was impacting on myself by reflecting in the kettle.

Jesus. I could have spent the last half hour writing this myself. You suck.

I hope you manage to find yourself.