A Child Was Born

A child was born this morning. He arrived into the world at 12:01AM. He was welcomed by a warm and loving family. He will be brought home to a safe and secure environment. From that moment on, nature will take it's course. No one seems to really know how much Nature vs Nurture plays a part in our development. Children from the same home can turn out very different. If all variables are the same, this should not happen, but it does. Are our core personality tendencies formed, for the most part, in vitro. In the 1970's there was a television documentary, filmed in England, called "Give me the Child". It was an anthropology study that traced 10 children from the age of 7 until the age of 35, each one being interviewed individually and in the group, every 5 years. The theory was "Give me the child at 7, and I will give you the man". It was amazing to see that the qualities the children showed at 7, were the same ones they showed at 35. The introverts remained introverted. The outspoken remained outspoken. One child that was a terrible troublemaker, had his last interview done while incarcerated. How much power do we really have over our destiny? A child was born this morning..........