# 1 > Somewhere in our search for identity, all of us eventually ask, "What am I?" That question goes to the core of how we see ourselves and how we function. Usually, we ask other questions first, like "How did I get here?" or "Where do babies come from?" Most answers we get in those early years are pretty vague. The stork or Santa Claus or the hospital works for a while, but we find that most folks avoid really answering the question__other than finally giving us "the talk" about our biological beginning.
RELIGIOUS ANSWERS
Religious institutions score a bit better. Usually, catechism structures open with a question like "Who made me?" The common answer is "God made me." Although generally correct, the thought is still somewhat vague. How, one wonders, does God make me? Most religions don't deal with the fundamental question very much at all. More attention is given to what God expects us to do and how we are to treat others__all of which is important, but what I am makes a huge difference in my understanding of how to live, who or what to worship, and how to relate to the rest of life on the planet.
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