RP Singh, I agree we are all products of our enviroments, I cannot cease to have dark hair even if I wished, but I can choose to apply some dye to it.
You used the word 'MY' quiet a lot in your response to me, along with the word 'WILL'. If you have no choice then what is this will you speak of? Who's will is it, how do you Will to strive? On Nov 18, 3:19 pm, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > As a new-born I had a short or long nose , blue or black eyes , blonde or > black hair, or a white or black complexion------------ was it determined by > me , no it was in my genes. I was not responsible for my genes and whoever > else was responsible but I was bound to them. Similarly my reason was sharp > or dull , my imagination was keen or dull , my grasping power was good or > otherwise -- all such things were due to my genes. The environment in which > I was born was not of my making , yet it acted and reacted on me and I acted > and reacted to it. My personality which eventually developed was a result of > this interaction and my will to strive , to improve myself , to learn > ----was innate in me and not of my own making. So if these things were not > in my hands I can say that I am bound even though seeming to be free. > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:32 PM, [email protected] < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Ohh how I disagree with this. > > > It is clear that who we are, our very personalities are made from not > > only our experiances but our enviroment. Are we really not free > > though to make of ourselves something other than what we are? > > > Yes yes of course we are. The key is understanding, if we can > > understand what in our lives has made us 'Us' then we can surly > > change in any mannor we wish. Of course this must be true or things > > like cognative therapy would just not work. > > > On Nov 16, 3:29 pm, RP <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Man is bound by his actions and bound to his experiences. Whatever > > > actions have to be done man is bound by them , as also whatever > > > experiences he undergoes he is bound to them. People say marriages are > > > made in heaven , I say every action and every experience is destined > > > in heaven. In big things we are able to accept bondage but in small > > > things we think we are free , we are able to accept the importance of > > > our genes as also our environment , but our reason finds it hard to > > > understand and accept complete bondage.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
