Yep spring chicken.
Of course change is apparent in all our lives.
Our likes, dislikes, tastes, desires, appearances, education, personalities, opinions etc are always developing and evolving.
That is not what I’m talking about. I’m referring to one’s fundamental essence. Who we actually are.
I don’t run round doing the shit I did in my 20’s anymore because I’ve chosen not to, due to becoming a family man. However, if by circumstance I found myself in a situation where I had to, it wouldn’t take much to slip back into that mentality. It would be automatic, as it has been my whole life.
You don’t trust a dog that bites. People are no different. We are all animals by nature….yes more intelligent and evolved, but the basic instincts remain.
If someone felt the need during a fight to try and kill his opponent, that is instinct. No amount of therapy or punishment can change that. You can suppress it and appear changed on the surface, but deep down it remains, until one day he finds himself in a similar situation and it resurfaces.