The concept of "Shadow" and "Persona" was undoubtedly one of the most prominent concept I have encountered in the past three months. In the first place, I did not profoundly understand the meaning of these terms or, to be honest, it was my first time to realize that everyone of us may have two different selves inside his own mind; the one he shows to the world; the persona, and the one that is locked inside and can not be readily displayed; the shadow. Then, I found that these concepts may truly relate to me. For instance, I remember that my whole family and relatives wanted me to study Medicine at Cairo University and I somehow wanted that too. However, I always felt that part of me wants to join an English-language university like AUC and to study something different than all my family wanted me to study like Business, I constantly had that urge, that need until I decided I would join AUC like I always wanted and, concurrently, study medicine like my family, and I, always wished. Now, I can not say that when I am at School of Medicine, I merely display my persona; however, I can strongly affirm that my being a student at AUC would not have been possible if I did not respond to the call of my shadow. I now understand that because of my unique journey.
Chapter 4: The Other Self