by Unbridled_Passion
The core person still remains,
But as life goes on, that core evolves till no longer recognized.
I want to suggest substituting “sublime” with “subliminal” (or a similar word). I could not associate sublime with: “brainwashing, tugging at the mind's eye...” Unless of course it said in irony (The tone did not come across to me though as ironic).
I admire the courage the perseverance and the honesty revealed in struggling for one’s truth (evasive or even unattainable as it may be), where many (most?) give up as soon as possible.