As I walk away from the Alexandria train station while typing this paper, I realize that I am nothing like my mother. I say goodbye to him as tears flow down his red cheeks to return to school with dry eyes. Not once in my life have I been called emotional, but quite the opposite, cold-hearted, inhumane, steadfast. My lack of emotion is not always looked down upon. I remember a time when one of my classmates asked me to teach her not to feel. At the time, this comment made me angry, but as I make and lose more and more friends and temporary relationships, I have come to the conclusion that the majority of people don't understand not my personality type. I was always aware of my personality even though I wasn't aware of how my feelings affected people. However, I believe introverts are self-aware because of their deep, inner thinking. I'm a social introvert, I like to go out every once in a while, but I crave intimacy and value a few intimate friendships rather than many impersonal acquaintances. I'm not an open book, I prefer to keep my business private because my failures and successes don't interest anyone but myself. Being an introvert can rub people the wrong way. My first impressions are most often a bad impression of me, but it also holds people back with whom I don't get along well. I strive to understand the topics and facts of life that interest me. I don't try to understand what people feel. they act as they do. Connecting emotionally with someone is not an act that happens to me regularly. I am emotionally selfish; I will not allow myself to be emotionally burdened by other people's problems. It's my head that makes my decisions, not my heart. I never understood undeniably emotional people when I was younger. Today, I realize that if the majority of the population were realistic and thinkers like me, there would not be enough compassion in the world. People always want what they can't have, I don't want to be a feeler but I don't want everyone to be