there are two of me. there is the person i want to be, who is imaginary and there is the real me, who is the result of actions and behaviors from moment to moment. in one sense i can imagine myself in any scenario and script out my interactions and reactions down to the microsecond. on the other hand, when similar situations come up in real life, i rarely execute that script. most of the time, i’m on autopilot. that autopilot really is my only link between my two selves. i have been able to reprogram that autopilot to carry out my wishes in some sense. sadly, it’s not like programming a machine. there are still realities that come into play, such as social, cultural, and evolutionary programming.