On the cusp between inherited and learned attributes.
Impact of nurturing and learning on our actions and behaviors.
No individual is without attributes—good or bad, introvert or extrovert, selfish or selfless.
People grow with some inherited and then addition of qualities starting from the nascent stage to last breaths.
It is possession of good attributes that make a person outstanding in a field. Bad attributes lead to bad names.
There is no argument regarding height, color of skin, face, eyes, fingers, walking style, tone of talking, and physical appearance as a whole.
There is no option to look differently. Nobody can change height finally attained. People are normally easily identified by look, voice, attire, food habits, and so on.
Nevertheless, the actual self is not static but dynamic, as many characteristics are added to actions and behaviors over periods of time.
These characteristics constitute our personality and can be improved as we decide and act.
It is a tendency to tag the issues relating to personal growth, stating something as inherited.
"Inherited" is interpreted as no space to ameliorate wrongs in life. On deeper analysis, these wrongs are found to be acquired (may be unknowingly. ) and not inherited.
Coming to inner qualities, the impact of upbringing, schooling, society, and overall conditioning are to be weighed.
Many people are victims of social conditioning. They never try to identify the causes behind stagnation or downfall.
Going further in this regard:
Self-worth is all about discovering your own potential. These are inner qualities that transform a person from ordinary to extraordinary in any pursuit.
Inner qualities evolve with struggling. It is unlike physical growth that needs air, water, food, and shelter to change. What happens physically is based on natural programming for living entities.
Deep study reveals:
The epicenter of our attributes that are learned is thought processes.
A person is born blind, but he has shown miracles in life. What is the force that pushed him to learn and learn? Is it not a case to study in depth?
A performer is always fighting uphill. For such people, passing one obstacle is a sign to go ahead and conquer the next obstacle.
This is the process by which you transform.
Coming to the subject of inherited vis-à-vis acquired attributes, I studied the profile of a person with much shyness in childhood to outspoken in his adulthood.
It might be a function of inheritance, but he acquired the skill to face his world boldly. He might have worked on the theme of "trying what is possible."
I am always interested, but I don’t know how much "intelligence" is inherited and how much it is cultivated.
I have examples of sharp individuals, as their pedigree was ahead of curve on this front.
The matter takes a twist when a person with no pedigree of excellence suddenly appears in the list of top performers in education, career, or innovation.
People around me are proving that it is always an individual decision about shaping in life. Inheritance matters, but goodness happens if a person is determined to excel.
No matter where you are on the globe, your brain is a superpower, and you and only you are the operator of that natural gift.
Use of the brain makes a lot of difference. Like legs, hands, eyes, and ears, brains are to be used optimally.
Whoever is daring to change is going forward. Otherwise, people are habitually resisting change.
In the areas of change, people are uncomfortable at first, but those areas promise greater benefits in the next move.
The question remains: is the quality of resistance to change inherited or is it a lack of willingness to change?
I am not insisting on getting the right answer, but matter needs to be examined in length from person to person, place to place, and time to time.
But always ask why to be in the shadow of inheritance when you are born with abilities to stand out.
Remember, biology is never an issue if you have decided to win.
