“A man’s mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions.”
*Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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How true that is. Imagine being introduced to a new concept, a new way of life, and then suddenly being expected to continue living your life as you did before you knew it… Ideas? Truths? Revelations of Secrets? How much does what we learn influence what we become? I would say it’s a huge part. The rest is Genetics. And pre-disposition.
After all, if you’re pre-disposed (from environmental influences through surrounding while growing up, or otherwise) to be an idiot with a closed mind, no amount of self-help books will change you into a better person.
Smile and the world smiles with you. Bitch, moan, and complain… and you’ll be left alone.