Essence as a term is used to classify the core value of something. According to the law of identity which states the identity of a thing is not in its name, but rather in the essence of its being. If i call an hand fan, water, would it then be able to perform the functions of water and quench my thirst? Or rather still, what about calling water an hand fan, does its essence change?

Moving forward, i will like to note for a fact that essence is not purpose, but the pathway to purpose. How do i mean? The purpose of a steel knife is to chop. If the knife is then recycled into a car wheel, is it still a knife? The thing is, its purpose changed from a knife to a car wheel, but its essence never did.

If you put a group of boys and girls on an isolated island, with no prior knowledge of self, education or language, except for the fact that they exist, do you think they will come up with terms to classify their differences, in the coming years? In the human society, it is the differences in our being that influences our sense of purpose.

A man who claims to be a woman has fallen out of grace, because he does not have in him the essence of a woman. A woman who claims to be a man has fallen out of grace, because she does not have in her the essence of a man. Let your sense of purpose align with your essence, else you will simply be trying to be that which you are not and will never be.

©️ Victor E. Ojei, 2024.

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