Conversation with D

Thank you.

"The circumstances in which you live determine your reputation. Your beliefs and values, the truth you believe in, determines your character. Someone said your reputation is what people think of you, and your character is who you really are [...] Reputations have the power to make you rich or poor, but your character determines whether you are happy or miserable. Your reputation is what you have when you move somewhere new; your character is what's left behind when you leave. Reputations are sort of like first impressions. They're made in a minute, so it's never the complete picture of a person [...] It takes an entire lifetime to construct your character..."