Nice question. I will give my answer in a metaphorical artistic way.

Let’s think we come into this world as a clump of clay. Born into a family where parents mostly give us the first shape of our beliefs and moral attitudes. 

Then, upon reaching a specific age, we enter school, where we begin to acquire knowledge to later manage life in the broader field of society. Also, the school helps us discover specific skills we may have. And of course, there are also our schoolmates, friends we make over the years during school, and teachers we have to face. All of these are people who influence how we perceive ourselves and how we develop as human beings. After this period, the clay begins to take a clearer form. 

Then, for those who are lucky enough to enter university, another period of learning begins: a new environment, new people, new friends, and fellow students. On the other hand, others start working directly, again in a new environment with new people and colleagues. Additionally, in the realm of work is where the real, hard struggle of life starts.

All these are components and experiences that crucially influence us, shaping our character and how we act and react. They shape and reshape us, but there is still a tiny core of that clump, as we came into this world. 

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