ABSTRACT
W ith o u t a sy stem o f v a lu e re c o g n itio n , a n id e n tity c a n a n d w ill easily fall in to d is a rra y b e c a u se it c a n n o t b e effectively m a n a g e d o r m e a su re d . A n id e n tity d o es n o t s ta n d still. I t c a n n o t. I t is ac tive , g ro w in g by in c re m e n ta l g a in a n d loss e a c h day. I t re a c ts a n d re sp o n d s to th e ch a n g e s it m u s t e n d u re . I t is b o th d im in ish e d a n d a d d e d to d a ily by th e even ts a n d p e o p le w h o feed a n d s u p p o r t it, as w ell as th o se w h o d ra w su s te n a n c e f ro m o r p o ssib ly ev en a t ta c k it.
