Advise is nice,

Yet one must not stray too far from the constitution of their identity,

Regaining compartments of dismissed personality elements are elusive to recoup

Best to accept others and their earnest intentions,

Ignoring those who choose to flog your sense of self with rapacity

Large ears for suggestion is a prelude to self-doubt,

Akin to staring into a bright light too long,

Then having the eventual darkness cast lines of shadows; what once was familiar becomes indistinguishable

To become oblivious to your fundamental nature is to misplace the sum of your experiences.

One without an authentic sense of self degenerates into an unfiltered faux pas