On Being Authentic

''To thine own self be true.'' From Polonius''s words in Hamlet right up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the ''real'' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we welcome what we find?

Thought-provoking and with an astonishing ra...