A self is a person's make-up. It is a set of different characteristics that makes up a particular person. It defines who a particular person is. Beliefs and ideas are part of what makes a self.
A self is not always a permanent thing. For example, some people stay who they are for their entire lives. They don't change their outlook on things, orways of thinking. But on the other hand some people can do a complete turn around of who they are and what they believe.If aperson lives a bad life, doing harmful things or committing crimes then that is who they are, a bad person. But if they cange and realizethat they are not leadinf=g a good lifethen they are changing their self. They are not a different person, but they are altering certain characteristics and beliefs that
they had possessed
, therefor they are altering their self.
Aself is not the same as mind. But mind does contribute to a person's self. Amind, a persons way of thinking, is a part of what makes a person, it doesn't......
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