What do I carry?

What do I carry on a daily basis? Stuff. And on the surface that's really all that I have, if you consider the numerous books, notebooks, pens, pencils, and various other instruments of torture. I also carry my phone, which I consider a huge part of my life (or more like a portal into the world around me. I also carry around my wallet, which contains my ID and my money, both very important things in my life.

But wait, I don't just have stuff, do I? No, I carry around emotions that every human being carries around: hope, fear, happiness, confidence, determination. Everyone has these emotions, just in different quantities. The most important one to me, however, is compassion. Without it, we are merely intelligent savages, without any thought for anyone else.

And that's what I carry around with me. Some would call what they carry a burden. What do I call it? Identity.