Good old existentialism, it sneaks up on me precisely when I've forgotten about it.
Jean Paul Sartre thought that 'existence precedes essence.' In other words, we are born and then grow into who we are, instead of being pre-programmed for any certain fate.
Check out this photo essay on David(s), photos of the same people taken ten years apart. Are we always the same?
Is the 10 year old me still me when I'm 80?
Maybe.
