Genes aren't necessarily destiny, Josh, unless we're talking about eye colour. You've choices about what to do with your inheritance - and from here, it looks like you're making some.
In a very real sense, my wife's family in Canada was quite literally dying out - victims of a degree of self-absorption that had become a family trait. While her sister didn't manage to turn that around, my wife has. And almost miraculously, her parents are now groping towards humanity and compassion. That's something which would have surprised the hell out of the two sisters, had anyone suggested it 20 years ago.
In a very real sense, my wife's family in Canada was quite literally dying out - victims of a degree of self-absorption that had become a family trait. While her sister didn't manage to turn that around, my wife has. And almost miraculously, her parents are now groping towards humanity and compassion. That's something which would have surprised the hell out of the two sisters, had anyone suggested it 20 years ago.