PEOPLE CAN CHANGE
Can We Uncover Completely
The Content Of A Creature’s Character
By Observing Its Outer Appearance?

Can The Spots On A Leopard
Or The Colors On The Coats
Worn By Lizards And Lions
Give Us Evidence Of The Animals’ Intentions?

Can We Know A Newt’s Nature
By Observing The Kind Of Colors
That Have Been Naturally Brushed
All Over Its Outer Body?

Can Anyone Judge Correctly
The Ways An Ape Will Act
Or An Anteater’s Intentions
By Studying The Natural Substance
Coloring An Animal’s Individual Costume?

Can An Ordinary Observer
Look At The Stripes On A Zebra
And Write A Reliable Resume
On The Zebra’s True Traits?

By Examining The Freckles
On The Face Of A Frog
Can We Know For Sure
The Essence Of This Amphibian?

Shallow Thinkers And The Mentally Blind
Who Are Unwilling To Learn New Lessons
Who Love To Pigeonhole People
And Who Believe That The Human Being
Is Incapable Of Changing
Are Inclined To Argue
That A Person’s Personality Is As Permanent
As The Natural Black Stripes On A Tiger

Even If An Insightful Individual
Is Able To Intelligently Assess
The Past Behavior Of A Person
He Will Lack The Competence
To Say For Certain
How Time And Chance Will Influence
The Personality Of A Homosapiens