--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's naive to think that anyone is just…" description: "\"“It's naive to think that anyone is just one person, that there's a real you. What is real? You can only exist in one moment, and then that moment is g..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/sherry-ashworth-277917_exist_it-s-naive-to-think-that-anyone-is-just_704714.jpg" --- # It's naive to think that anyone is just one person, that… ![“It's naive to think that anyone is just one person, that there's a real you. What is real? You can only exist in one moment, and then that moment is gone. And there's a new moment, a new you. And you can't even say you're the sum of all your parts, because you can never be all your parts at once.” quote by Sherry Ashworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/sherry-ashworth-277917_exist_it-s-naive-to-think-that-anyone-is-just_704714.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/sherry-ashworth-277917_exist_it-s-naive-to-think-that-anyone-is-just_704714.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/sherry-ashworth-277917_exist_it-s-naive-to-think-that-anyone-is-just_704714.jpg) > ““It's naive to think that anyone is just one person, that there's a real you. What is real? You can only exist in one moment, and then that moment is gone. And there's a new moment, a new you. And you can't even say you're the sum of all your parts, because you can never be all your parts at once.”” [Sherry Ashworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherry-ashworth/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Explores the fluidity of identity, suggesting that each moment creates a new self, and the whole cannot be summed. **In simple terms:** Identity changes each moment; you are never a single sum. Key Takeaway Embrace the present self. Themes identity philosophy time existence selfhood Mood reflective philosophical Type Exist:1 Time:1 Person Real:0 Just Person:0 Naive Think:0 Exist Moment:1 When to use this quote - mindfulness practice - personal growth - creative writing Key Concepts metaphysics psychology Questions to Reflect On - What defines continuity in identity? - How does this perspective affect responsibility? A Different Perspective The view may ignore continuity of self. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Exist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exist/) [Exist Moment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exist-moment-1187871/) [Just Person](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-person-307161/) [Naive Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/naive-think-891802/) [Person Real](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/person-real-256715/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [“How flimsy our existence is, how many conditions must exist and must continue to exist over the course of millions of years so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dror-burstein/how-flimsy-our-existence-is-how-many-conditions-must-exist-and-must/) [Dror Burstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dror-burstein/) > [It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/it-s-enough-for-me-to-be-sure-that-you-and-i-exist-at-this-moment/) [Gabriel Garcia Marquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/) > [All objects exist in a moment of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-tan/all-objects-exist-in-a-moment-of-time/) [Amy Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-tan/) > [I think every time in your life is valuable, and you need to exist in that moment. 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