Is It Really You?

You might know a man who was a creative guy but then, after experiencing more than one failure, he had turned into a dull fellow. You might know a woman who was sweet and understanding, yet you wouldn't recognized her in the bitter, harsh person she is now, after her heart was badly hurt. You might have a friend who used to always be cheerful and who is now hardly recognizable in the sad, withdrawn individual he/she has tuned into. Some people undergo difficult experiences throughout their lives which literally transform them into someone else, someone you don't know any more. The sweet becomes bitter, the shy becomes presumptuous, the kind can easily behave rudely etc. Yes, life's struggles can change people, their minds, their hearts and, consequently, their behavior - sometimes for the best, other times for the worst. It is up to each of us to examine ourselves from time to time in order to check and see what we still are or what we have become.   *