And so it is with people as well...Although we''d like to believe that the human spirit itself...can be ALTERED, CHANGED, REJIGGERED...the reality is that BEHAVIOR can change,but the essence of a person remains solidly in place,regardless of whether it''s a good or a bad thing...For instance, a woman recently said to me that she NOW had FOUND HER ESSENCE...through religion actually...My response was that a person''s ESSENCE is ALWAYS THERE...that we don''t FIND OUR ESSENCE...but rather...that we ARE our essence...She went on to say that"She used to have a LIFE, but now she''d found HIGHER PURPOSE"Sorry, guys...But, SERIOUSLY?Do we actually believe that GOD doesn''t WANT US to have a LIFE?What she MEANT was that she had embraced religion SO TIGHTLY...SO NON-NEGOTIABLY...and CLEARLY without ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE or INFORMATION...that she''d COMPLETELY lost the POINT of the whole thing...Am I making sense?I walked away, shaking my head...Frustrated...EXASPERATED...these ROBOTs.....What''s up with them?I wanted to tell her that OUR GOD is a merciful one...The HE understands us...But the words would''ve been wasted....Ehhhh...Onward, Troops!