This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare From a young age, I was encouraged by my parents, Bets and Piet, to be honest to myself and to discover whom I was . They wanted me to create and craft my own identity; nothing was foisted upon me. I was to make my own decisions, though they would supply…..