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For me, what makes us who we are today is our upbringing and the friends and paths that we as individuals choose. I made a few wrong choices with friends in the past and these backfired but i altered those choices and now have great friends and a great life. My parents were good to me and made sure i knew when i had done wrong. They let me learn from my mistakes and werent afraid to repremand me. Your life and how you live it is ultimately up to you. Many will disagree with me but i believe if you have had a less than fortunate upbringing, it surely must effect your decision making and your ability to chose the right path? On the other hand i know this is not the same for everyone! – there are millions of people who got a bad start in life but they overcame adversity and go onto to be a millionaire or go on to have a brilliant life. Circumstance defiinitely has a big say in my opinion. Strength of character also plays a big part.
experiences really. starting with the environment i grew up in and the values i was taught. then the choices i made including the people i met then consequences this brought which leads to the lessons ive learnt. it all contributes to who i am today.
I think all the rough parts in my life made me too the person i am. We just learn from mistakes and rough thinks, all we go through let us appreciate the good times.
Well…I think that everything happens for a reason…so every person I have ever met, every thing I have ever done, and what I am doing now…has shaped me into the person I am
Past memory
Present organic brain processing of current environment & circumstances.
Future hopes & fears.
Life experience, cultural and class aspects, my upbringing and gentics. Other factors, like my mental illness are debatable – but that’s a whole other story in itself!
Previous karma
I bear the cumulative effects of billions of years of history. I am the universe’s fingerprint.
Genetic factors
The company we keep
The environment in which we grow .