To be is

Beliefs contain assumptions and conclusions about us and the world. Some are interpretations of experiences. Others are inherited attitudes. Every person has an opinion about a thing or two. And yet we can live without holding any beliefs about anything.

It seems so strange at first but this is the one thing that wakes a person up. To discern the difference between existence and our notions of it. If you change your name this very second, it doesn’t change the fact you exist.