Pitbull or Rottweiler are few of the aggressive dog breed found across the globe. They were known for their strength and stamina and brutal attacks. You can pet them with as much love and care as possible but their agressiveness never goes away. I have heard many of their brutal attacks stories in news. Sometimes, it is hard to change the inherent nature of living being, they born or raised in such environment. Ancient Sanskrit has following to say :
मधु सिक्तो निम्बखण्डं दुग्ध पुष्टो भुजङ्गमः|
गंगास्नातोपि दुर्जनः स्वभावं नैव मुंचति||
Madhu sikto nimbakhandam dugdhapushto bhunjagamh'
Gangasnaatopi durjanh swabhaawam naiwa munchati.
Madhu = honey
Nimbakhandam = a Lemon tree.
Dudha= milk.
Pushtam = fed with
Ganga = the river Ganges, considered very auspicious and capable of washing away sins of a person.
Snatopi = on being bathed.
Durjan = a mean and crooked person.
Swabhava = inherent nature.
Naiwa = not .
Munchate = sheds, discards.
Even if a lemon tree is watered with honey, a snake is fed with milk, and a mean and crooked person is bathed in the sacred river Ganges, all these three do not shed their inherent nature. The lemon tree will not bear sweet fruits, the snake will continue to remain poisonous and the crook will not become a noble person.
A person's inherent nature is shaped by both genetic predispositions and environmental factors during childhood and adulthood. These factors can lead to the development of specific personality traits, beliefs, and behavioral patterns. It is difficult to change a person's inherent nature because it often involves deeply ingrained traits and behaviors that have developed over time, influenced by both genetics and environment. Change requires self-awareness, willpower, and a commitment to consistently altering habits and behaviors. It's also challenging because individuals may be attached to their current way of being and resist the effort and discomfort associated with personal transformation.
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