I'm afraid this is more of a long question than an answer. What exactly does it mean to be an individual? Or are we even individuals? I suppose what we mean when we say we are individuals is that we have individual thoughts, since in reality our actions throughout our lives are anything but individual or unique. They might seem like it but in reality they are not. If this is true, however, then we rarely bring out our individualism if what we see is not individual. We think of ourselves as more individual than, say, an ant, but then is it possible that they are a thing that classifies as more individual than an ant? us, and if so, how would that thing be different and what would make it more individual? I said earlier that perhaps only our thoughts are individual, but is that true? Our thoughts are usually there to perform a certain action, even if the silliest action. Take for example the fear of spiders as a thought. I suppose this isn't exactly silly, but it satisfies the action of protecting someone from what they see as danger. Our thoughts may be slightly different and so are our personalities, but in reality they don't seem to perform the same task, the highest being to survive. Of course this means having a broad vision, but since our thoughts generally lead to the same goal, then it is only the slight difference between the thoughts to achieve the goal that makes us individual, and if so, we are indeed that individual since in definitively our "Individual thoughts" lead to the same thing? Since it is our actions that allow us to interact with others, such as in sports or other things, perhaps it is because our individual side is alone, away from others and alone in our thoughts. This may not be entirely true since one can share one's thoughts, but if looked at from above, say from a worldly view, then this is just sharing opinions, with many different means achieving the same end; getting closer to the other person through interaction and the display of individualism. Another example of this is any type of art, be it music, painting, poetry, or any other type. These kinds of things are considered by some to be the greatest demonstration of one's individuality as they may think that every brushstroke in a painting shows part of your personality.