I love this subject !
Can people change?
I ask - "Change What?"
I grew up and I still hear it frequently today -
an old cliché
" A leopard can't change it's spots."
Which is true - But -
"A leopard can be taught to do things differently"
So, I again ask - "Change what?"
To say NO people don't change... you need to finish the sentence and specify what change your referring to.
It is no wonder folks can't get off drugs or stop drinking and poisoning themselves, quit being a thief, or even try to do better in school or at work
when they live in a society that is dead set on the fact that
"people CAN'T change"
and that sums up their entire opinion on the matter.
A very wrong opinion. No, people DON'T usually change basic demeanor's, mannerisms, or their own train of thought patterns.
{Train of thought patterns - remember that for the test}
Habits, routines, means of coping, choices of actions, likes and dislikes, wants, desires, and dreams can all help a person CHANGE things that in turn create change in ~
the Way they live and the way they act.
No - they are still the same person as a whole, but yes, they can be a very different person from within.
Which makes them 'different' to be around.
Usually this occurs
when someone 'changes their train of thought patterns.'
Old habits are always going to have an inner seed within us. New habits have to be good enough to overpower the old to make changes that actually stem long term.
Thus Causing the 'feeling of being a whole new person'.!!
- "CHANGE WHAT?"
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