Wraps Itself Around My Tongue & It Softly Speaks.

Have you ever been asked to describe yourself in this-many-number-of words?  I distinctly remember the first time I was asked to do this, as a seemingly conscious and mature being, and I found myself at a loss.  It was in a psychology class a few years ago, the instructor asked us all to write down three words that characterized or "summed up" our person.  How do you go about answering such a question?  You don't want to put three really great attributes, or it looks like you're trying to show off how fantastic you are.  But you also don't want to put three detrimental attributes, or you'll be seen as the negative, glass-half-empty, self loathing type.  A good mixture of positive and not-so-positive attributes would seem to be the most reasonable way to go about answering this question, but not so.  Then you have to decide which attributes to pick that accurately describe you, and can you ever really know yourself?  It is with a great deal of consternation and thought that I've decided it is nearly if not totally impossible to look on oneself with complete objectivity and attempt to describe what you see. 

For instance:  I like to think I am a pretty forgiving individual.  Although this may or may not be true, I feel that the ability to look past disagreements is one of my character strengths.  I could use examples but that would probably be a bit overkill.  So if I see myself as being a typically forgiving person, yet I still hold a grudge against somebody for something they did weeks, months, perhaps even years ago, am I still founded in my belief that I am indeed forgiving?  If you were to ask that person whom I have grievances against (and who undoubtedly would have grievances against me), they would say no, I am not forgiving.  Yet if you went to a different source, perhaps somebody that I have rebuilt a bridge with or decided to overcome obstacles to befriend, they might agree with my previous statement and say that yes, I am typically a forgiving person.  But as far as personal identification goes, how can I be objective in stating that I am a forgiving person, or not?  Where is the line drawn that decides whether or not one is being objective or subjective in identifying which character traits they see in themselves?

I also like to think I am Pamela Anderson, the funniest person alive, the best cook to grace a kitchen, and the most talented artist to walk the planet.  But that all may or may not be subjective.