inherited

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Image by 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay

it bothers me that so much of my experience of reality, now, is predicated upon numerous and varied predispositions — like where I’m from, who my parents were, how I was raised,
what genetic stuff makes me up, the language I speak, the places I’ve been, the teachers I’ve had, the opportunities I’ve been given, the chances I’ve squandered, the relationships I’ve forged and destroyed,
the gods I’ve disappointed —
the disasters and the…