This episode was very compelling- the central character was likeable, which I find enhanced the listening experience. It asks the question of whether people can change their natures, not only when the going is great, but when the going gets rough. This is actually a Jewish philosophical question "lefi Tzara Agra"- how well you act under extreme suffering increases your reward in Heaven. So if you act well under duress it is more meritorious, because of course we can all be great and saints when everything is going well for us. But can we Really change??