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What does it mean?
People may move to new places, but their core nature and desires remain unchanged.
In plain terms
Changing location does not change who you are.
What can you take from it?
True change comes from within, not from moving around.

Where it applies

  • moving to new places
  • homesickness

Putting it to work

  • understanding self-change
  • evaluating life changes

Questions to consider

  • Can changing your environment change who you are?
  • What parts of ourselves do we carry everywhere?

Another view

It overlooks how environment can genuinely transform a person.

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