Oscar Wilde, once said "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
i'll like to believe that i'm living my life to the fullest every day in ways that are possible for me. however, being in front of your computer isn't really consider living, it's what i call, an existence...and maybe i'm also fine with it. it's another way of saying "hey Earth, nice to see you again today. the sun's high and moon's bright."
when a character is created, the creator would always want the character to be refer as them not them as the character. this is were individuality comes in play.