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What holds us back?

We have a predicament in that life is not fair. Each of us has inherited the way our genetic die was thrown and how it fell on the green baize of life. Of course, if we were able to select all four grandparents we could almost be guaranteed a die roll of six. But, in a very true sense, at conception we get the genes we have to ‘wear’ for life. We could probably score another six if we could choose parents who were wonderfully gifted intellectually and emotionally, who enjoyed good health and were gifted in nurturing skills. It would be an added bonus if they enjoyed a comfortable financial status and let us share in it. ...

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