“I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and behold a man transformed into a brute. (Frederick Douglass) ------------------------------------------------ Certainly the general environment leisurely transforms a person, and being vigilant for a healthy environment it is not possible at all times due to personal, financial etc. reasons.