Zero Powers wrote
> Of course I'm the first to admit I was very lucky in the sense that both my
> parents were well educated professionals who placed a great emphasis on the
> importance of education and hard work. I had the most important thing I
> think anybody can have, good role models. If I never knew my Dad, and if my
> Mom was single and on welfare I'm sure I would have turned out much
> differently.
You *may* have turned out differently under those lamentable conditions,
but twin studies show that there is a lot more in our individual genetic
makeup than is commonly thought, and this can include some of the virtues
you mentioned. So you have been "lucky" not only in having a good
environment, but also, most likely having obtained many beneficial
genes.
Lee
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