We all have experiences throughout our lives, many many experiences. Some good, some bad, some just because. We choose those experiences for the most part and those experiences make us who we are for the most part. The other part comes from how we are raised and a small percentage is ingrained in our DNA. At least this is how I see it. Let me explain.
Without experiences we would not learn whether something is good or bad, then choose whether we keep this lesson or toss it. Does timing have anything to do with the outcome? Possibly it does yet still we choose whether to walk it or not and that decision comes from our DNA makeup which is ingrained within each of us. Experiences teach us about life, the world, people and the outcome of our choices. We grow through experiences. We learn through experiences. We teach others through experiences. Experiences can make us better or break us down, but one thing is for sure and that is experiences, one after another build us into who we become.
One cannot be shaped without going through things. As we grow unless we learn about life through making decisions of whether to experience something or not we would remain stunted. A vessel with lots of knowledge, others knowledge, cannot make a person who they are. Others knowledge given to us would only make us a replica of another, not our own. Full of someone else’s experiences is not our own. But when we are full of our own experiences we can continue to grow by sharing with others what we have learned and this cannot come from who we are without them.
So, I believe we are shaped by our experiences not our DNA. DNA never changes. It remains the same. But, change and growth comes through what we walk through – our experiences.
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