Most people do not change. Even over long periods of time. Many people I met decades ago still remained the same person with the same liking, the same laughter, and the same fears; whereas a few went total transformation and it was like I never knew them in the first place. Of these two kinds of people, I like the former, because I can connect with them with known familiarity we share, where as with the latter it is a struggle to understand this new person they have become, and I always ask this question to myself: what percentage of the person I knew is part of the new person they have become?
So, what portion of a person makes that person that person?
So, what portion of a person makes that person that person?
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There is a theory in psychology which says as the person grows older nature takes over nurture. Implying the person behaviour comes from his genes rather his surroundings.
To prove this they did studies on identical twins separated at birth. They found that during there initial years there behaviour were shaped by their surroundings but when they were past 25 they became more and more similar.
Hence there are chances the people you met in your "youth" would now show some changes.
But then some of us were born old hence no changes :-/
Haha, I like the double quotes on my "youth". You understand me too well.
Not to discredit the theory, but I feel it is on tunes of yin and yang, both works together and against each other, if one is more than the other,the balance would tip. What happens when the balance tips we do not know: we go ballistic?
Yes a lot of researchers discredit it too, they tend to believe the yin yang thingy too.
"Youth" is relative, we all are old men after being born.
I would love to study psychology, but reading what those old boring men write about makes me fall asleep faster than sleeping pills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4pMVb0R6M
one episode a week.you r welcome.
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