One can not live without association.

There is a Russian proverb (may be it’s international?):

“Tell me who is your friend, and I’ll tell you who you are!”

If you associate with open heart with animal lover, you’ll become the animal lover, too.

If you associate with open heart with a criminal, you’ll adopt his personal negative qualities to some extent…

If you associate with an altruist, you’ll become altruistic, too…

Association with mass media, with collective consciousness and association via Internet also has a great impact on a person.

Sometimes good, and most often bad impact.

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