Page 228 - Wholeness

Shameless, neglects reputation for the sake of base gain. The
shameless will borrow from the creditor whose money he is

withholding.

When analyzing any character, we have to penetrate into the
essence of how it is built and formed and whether it can be

changed. The character starts to form when a person becomes
aware of themself. Each person remembers the first years of

their own life, most often between three to five years of age. This
is the time of the first contacts with the environment and society.

The character at that age is shaped under the influence of a

combination of factors: the immediate surrounding, who brings up
the child, the child’s friends, the school the child goes to and the

personality of the teacher. Later on, as an adult, when the person
starts working, it is important the kind of work they do, if they like

their job, who they work with. All these elements have impact on

the formation of a person’s character which keeps changing,
depending on the social relationships. The social needs of a

given time shape people’s characters.

Changed social relationships will produce new features in

people’s character. Theophrastus’ character types will be

extended because people will change.

227