At any given point in our life, we are the product of our past, from the moment of conception until the immediate present. We reflect our genetics and the experiences of our existence.
Who we are is determined by the love or abuse that we received, by the facts or lies that were instilled, by the opportunities that were extended or denied and by the nurturing or neglect that we experienced. We are a product of encouragement or ridicule, of confidence or fear, of health or disability and of luck or misfortune. The choices we made were determined by all of these intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
We cannot fully understand ourself or anyone else without knowing this information. It underlies our capacity for self-discovery, empathy and tolerance and defines our common humanity.
Who we are is determined by the love or abuse that we received, by the facts or lies that were instilled, by the opportunities that were extended or denied and by the nurturing or neglect that we experienced. We are a product of encouragement or ridicule, of confidence or fear, of health or disability and of luck or misfortune. The choices we made were determined by all of these intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
We cannot fully understand ourself or anyone else without knowing this information. It underlies our capacity for self-discovery, empathy and tolerance and defines our common humanity.
