real image?

Can you make a clear distinction between your real identity and the image you present? You may feel like being selfish and irresponsible but when the time comes to act you do what you know you should instead of casting off restraint. Do you think that your first impulses are the ‘real’ you and that you are being false by not following them? Would being more sinful make you more honest? I told of a son who said he would do his father’s will but didn’t, and his brother who said he would not, but repented and did it anyhow. Was he being dishonest in doing his father’s will? What you do is a more accurate indicator of who you are than what you feel, even if you have internal struggles.