In my Philosophy class, I have recently learned that there are many ways man can become alienated. Man can be alienated from nature, man can be alienated from man and man can be alienated from himself. The last one has especially caught my attention. How can man be alienated from himself? Perhaps change is one contributing factor. Change combined with societal norms trigger this so-called alienation. But I have learned recently from a friend that love can be an indirect contributory factor to alienation. She had fallen in love with a certain man and this love prompted her to supposedly improve herself. She said that she is not trying to change herself to become another person but she's trying to improve herself to become a better "her".

Perhaps, it is healthy to try to improve ourselves but in my opinion, most of us aren't really capable of QUANTIFYING improvement or change. There are cases that people would tend to change themselves which is beyond the scope of their capacity. And eventually, the person that had incured too much CHANGE or "improving" would find himself lost within himself. Meaning, he would seem like he is a stranger to himself.

What I have learned is that there is no better "you". You are you. And each of us in this world is unique. Just like an odd shaped puzzle piece. Somewhere in the world, there is this other odd shaped puzzle piece that would fit you perfectly. All it takes is to find that other puzzle piece to complete YOU.