The mind is just like a crowd; thoughts are the individuals. And because thoughts are there continuously you think the process is substantial. Drop each individual thought and finally nothing is left. There is no mind as such, only thinking
Situations n times r the very powerful factor which play very important role in life. It can change anything anytime in life. Convert poor people to rich.,broadminded person to conservative person or vice versa, liking to disliking etc, ...