I Believe In People
There was a philosophical question asked by many people, but the popularity of it was mainly attributed to a greek philosopher named Plutarch. Who asked.
if the entirety of an object is replaced piece by piece, does it truly remain the same object?
In his question it was a ship, later on, it became an ax, for ease of explanation I will use a car.
You're given a car by your uncle who bought it brand new 15 years ago, he gave it to you because all the windows on it were broken, so you replaced them. 2 years down the road the axles need to be replaced, then the interior, you lose a key and need a new ignition, a wandering deer causes you to need a new body on it, years later it needs a new engine. (now assume you put the money and time in to fix all these things and haven't given up on it) and in the time of you owning this vehicle you have had to replace EVERYTHING. Is it still the same vehicle? At what point does it become something different?
Now allow me to postulate (suggest) this.
After heartbreak you forgo pieces of yourself, in life you lose your mind, friends, your once smooth skin is in time etched with scars, emotions harden, things change.
So at what point do you stop being you and become someone new?
How much of you needs to be replaced to become someone else?
This can be seen and summarized in the quote.
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
- Heraclitus
and in this if you are not the same person, then everything is possible.
Just because the you from your past failed a task in no way means the you now will fail also.
being broken is not the end, it's simply a chance for something new.
if the entirety of an object is replaced piece by piece, does it truly remain the same object?
In his question it was a ship, later on, it became an ax, for ease of explanation I will use a car.
You're given a car by your uncle who bought it brand new 15 years ago, he gave it to you because all the windows on it were broken, so you replaced them. 2 years down the road the axles need to be replaced, then the interior, you lose a key and need a new ignition, a wandering deer causes you to need a new body on it, years later it needs a new engine. (now assume you put the money and time in to fix all these things and haven't given up on it) and in the time of you owning this vehicle you have had to replace EVERYTHING. Is it still the same vehicle? At what point does it become something different?
Now allow me to postulate (suggest) this.
After heartbreak you forgo pieces of yourself, in life you lose your mind, friends, your once smooth skin is in time etched with scars, emotions harden, things change.
So at what point do you stop being you and become someone new?
How much of you needs to be replaced to become someone else?
This can be seen and summarized in the quote.
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
- Heraclitus
and in this if you are not the same person, then everything is possible.
Just because the you from your past failed a task in no way means the you now will fail also.
being broken is not the end, it's simply a chance for something new.
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