Nature or Nurture

I am inquisitive by nature. I am of the mindset that everything happens for a reason. What is the reason? I want to know the 'why' behind everything. I spend too much time trying to figure it all out. This slows me down. I find myself trapped in memories; the pieces that make up the puzzle. There are always moments you cannot erase, those 'wish I would've...', 'I could kick myself for....' saying/not saying/going/not going (you get the point) times in life. I need to live and learn.



My belief has always been that the person we become as we grow is a result of neither nature nor nurture, but a combination of both of these things. Your values and personal beliefs are a result of your upbringing and your experiences throughout life. In the moments that we think about, and play over again in our heads, our actions at the time were reflections of who we are. If we become wise enough to open-mindedly decipher if an action taken was right or wrong, we allow ourselves to learn. We allow ourselves to learn more about the world we live in and we allow ourselves to learn more about ourselves. That is when we stop letting ourselves be spoon-fed information and begin to process it on our own. Find your passion and allow yourself to see things another way. Live and learn.



Different actions make for different endings. By dwelling on it, you get stuck in some ephemeral compilation of fleeting moments in life. I wonder, is hindsight REALLY 20/20? It is true that things could turn out a different way if a different course of action is taken most times. But if it was, the shape of our lives could be altered. Accept things as they are. Mistakes made were just that. That realization in and of itself makes the future different. Each moment is lived only once. The secret, I believe is not to make the SAME mistake again. Live....and learn.


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