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Hey /lit/,

I'm wondering if there is a known paradox in literature that goes something like this:

"A man goes through hardship and a process of learning to build a house. Did the man change his environment, or did the environment change him?"

Because you can't bring about any change without changing yourself, even if only slightly. Meanwhile, the effect on your surroundings is probably minuscule when looking at the big picture.
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>Did the man change his environment, or did the environment change him?

That's not a paradox because both can happen and do happen in this case. They're not mutually exclusive.

Christians are taught this with a bible passage as well: Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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Interesting, thanks.

I've got one more: Is there a paradox involving an inability to trust one's own mind?
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