• Hegemone said on Sep 25, 2009....

  I fully believe that people can change, but only if they truly want to.  If you don't WANT to do something, you don't do it, and you work hard at changing that established habit, and most likely you succeed.  But if you have even ONE bit of you that says 'But I really like it this way.' you have more of a tendency of slipping, because you aren't ready to make the change.  In that case, it's more like you're trying to cover up a fundamental part of yourself, instead of adapting to new ways of thinking and being.  Also, nobody is perfect, not one single person, so that's an unattainable goal to achieve.  Being your best though, being happy, and being true to yourself, now that's something attainable and worth it.

• jebusiamnt665 said on Sep 25, 2009....

  People who change never stay the same... duh... but yeah, maybe it's possible. I wouldn't be able to tell... I've been acting the same since I was 12. And I'm 21. KILL MEH NAO ELVIS!!
  
  People change by gathering life experience. We tend to learn things and change according to the beliefs we set our minds to. At least, that's what I learned. Dunno about other "peeps".
  
  Aliens gather around my bed with the vindication of fornication.
  
  I like cheese... and pie... and sex... and you... *winkwink*
  
  Floods cause puberty.
  
  Yes.
  

• UnicornForm said on Sep 26, 2009....

  thats crap. i think just different, hidden parts of personalities come out. theyre surroundings may change,moods, etc, but at the endo fo the day theyre true soul/spirit/person comes out.. yes im crabby.dont let it affect you.

• mixednuts said on Sep 26, 2009....

  Seasons change. People change.

• UnicornForm said on Sep 26, 2009....

  yes mixie they temporarily change but the same wheather always ends up coming back

• mixednuts said on Sep 26, 2009....

  We have all 4 seasond each year. You need to roll with the changes!

• BELOW_TOP_SECRET said on Sep 26, 2009....

  They should change their "Underoos" once a year!

• troy54 said on Sep 26, 2009....

  i beg to disagree, people never change!if we do, then why are we repeating the mistakes of the past?Every new year they have their new years resolution but always end up to the same old self huh.

• Black_lotus said on Sep 26, 2009....

  I think what makes a person is their life, and the effect it has on them. This never changes, however, they can have new experiences that can have an effect on them as a whole, to say that people never change, is rash, but some people can stagnate in certain behaviors.

• BELOW_TOP_SECRET said on Sep 26, 2009....

   David Bowie  song--" CHANGES"

• porcelain said on Sep 26, 2009....

  My father told me that one thing you can always count on in life is change. I believe this includes people, but it is important to keep in mind that change is not always for the better.

• UnicornForm said on Sep 26, 2009....

  bts haa  yea & i will look up the song, THANKS! Love music.
   

  troy hello and true, but we want to think wwe can change for the etter right?

   

  black- i agree. maybe. hahah

   

  porcelain hello love. good point very good.

• ABOVE_TOP_SECRET said on Sep 27, 2009....

  We all change!

• lovelifeandsingle said on Sep 27, 2009....

  hi
   
  I believe no one really changes, I also believe no one can change someone. Totally agree with troy54. Deep down we will always stay the same, fighting the imperfections of ourselves.
   
  But to throw another question in, are the imperfections in ourselves actually imperfections or what other people  think are abnormal and we conform to it?Obviously I am not talking about the big things like the urge to kill other humans, just the things in our personality that make each person individual!

• UnicornForm said on Sep 27, 2009....

  I agree to that lovelife and single. It sounds perfect.
  So when we fight who we are we are tottally cheatin out ourselves and others.
  and when we fight imperfections we fight ourselves?
  Im sure there are good things to fight like.. fitness and good habits but
  I like how you talk lovenlife.

• UnicornForm said on Sep 27, 2009....

  above-HOw do you figure?

• Mr.Strange said on Sep 28, 2009....

  I have had this conversation before.
  
  Think of yourself as two you's
  
  The you, that you are when you are all alone.
  
  Then the you, that you are when you are around people that force there ideals on you, and make you eat them up with a smile.
  
  The real you, is the you when you are all alone.
  
  The more you reach into that person the more you will find unlimited happiness.
  
  

• AlleyCatMomma said on Sep 29, 2009....

  I think that people CAN change but rarely choose to do so. I know that I am one of the few people that I'm aware of that has completely redefined themselves through the force of will. It was really really hard. It took a very long time. And even after all of that at the core I still have many of my same basic traits. You can much more easily change behavior, change an attitude, and change your ideas than you can change the basic person that you are. I always think you should give people a fair chance but I don't give nearly as many chances any more. Good luck hun and remember to take care of you first.

• UnicornForm said on Sep 29, 2009....

  I like your answer alley, thanks.
   
  I know Strange, your right.

• lovelifeandsingle said on Oct 01, 2009....

  excatly,we end up becoming what others want and not what we want.but then after reading alley I can totally see that side too. But then like alley says you still will always have you main basic traits,definetly think it's easier to change behaviour but mainly because most behaviour is learnt! I love these questions they really get me thinking :)

• UnicornForm said on Oct 01, 2009....

  haha thanks Im good with questions, lol, i question myself into a corners sometimes... but not always.
   
  My dad HATES me askin him questions because ..well.. he dont like to ponder on the why's of things... i reckon.

• Mr.Strange said on Oct 01, 2009....

  If you want to beat me to death with questions I'm always willing to think about something.

• lovelifeandsingle said on Oct 02, 2009....

  know what you mean about questioning yourself into corners. Can be my own worst enemy at the best of times :) oh well we can only learn for the next time.

• UnicornForm said on Oct 02, 2009....

  :) I love McLoven
   
  Mr strange,
   
  do you get what confucius means? on that quote you have on your description?
   
  Why are you making fun of him if he has a tottally great point?

• Mr.Strange said on Oct 03, 2009....

  It was not Confucius's saying anything on my profile. It was me. I'm calling myself Confusing.
  
  I am not making fun of him, I'm just making fun of the method people transfer his ideas with.
  
  Confucius is long dead...
  
  though he still seems to be producing words of wisdom.
  
  It's the same kind of trickery that follows any spiritual leader once they die.

• UnicornForm said on Oct 06, 2009....

  trickery?
   
  aare you not tricking?
   
  hm.. either way i liked it an understood it.

• Mr.Strange said on Oct 06, 2009....

  Thank you
  
  Thank you.

• jebusiamnt665 said on Oct 08, 2009....

  Crabby is good. I like crabs... as in the little creatures found scuttling about sideways on the beach... not the ones found in... erm... you-know-where...*shifty eyes*
  
  Well, we all tend to disagree. But I still go with what I said. Maturity is a type of change, and we tend to mature (read: change) as we gather experience.
  
  Mr. Strange is Confucius.
  

• UnicornForm said on Oct 09, 2009....

  do you like leopards to?
   
  i dont know what you mean by that jebus.

• Mr.Strange said on Oct 10, 2009....

  jebusiamnt665
  
  If you want to call me Confucius go for it, I will never take such credit myself.
  
  lol

• jebusiamnt665 said on Oct 15, 2009....

  Dunno what I mean by what where now? :S
  
  I like cheetahs... leopards are okay too, I guess. But cheetahs are faster... muhuahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaha*poop*
  
  . . .
  
  
  Mr.Strange
  
  Wow, your name looks different...
  
  Mr.Strange
  
  O.O
  
  Mr.Strange
  
  D:
  
  But you might be Confucius in a very strange disguise...
  
  Or...
  
  A lamp...
  
  I rest my psychologist's case.
  

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