The question for this last prompt of the week looks very controversial.
Are people born with bad genes such as bad and wicked behavioural traits, and are people born with good traits, or do people just grow to pick the lifestyle that's available to them?
Being bold as always, I'm of the opinion that there are people who were naturally born into the world with bad traits, and there are people that are born with good traits. Also, there's a place for one to adapt to any side as the world presents itself to the person.
As we have it in the world, there will always be poor people, rich people, bad people, and good people. Let me pick it up from the poor and rich side of life. The two different sides of life have been in existence since human beings came into existence — or don't you think so? The poor ones at an early age, does it mean that they didn’t work hard to attain wealth? Of course, they worked hard too, but there are people who are destined to be greater than others. Even the religious book, the Bible, oftentimes refers to the poor in our midst, which is to say that they're always going to be in existence no matter how hard everyone works.
Now, let's come down to the differences between being good or bad. I believe that there are people born into the world with a heart that's far from the normal human heart, which makes them quickly do evil acts without double thoughts. These people don’t see how they react or do things as abnormal — their wrongs come off as a normal thing or a smart path.
Way back during NYSC, in the group I led, there was this guy that was all about scattering plans, and he didn’t know how to construct his words. It was so serious that I thought maybe he was psychic because I couldn’t fathom how someone is never happy with any plan made. I had to stylishly peep into his family background to check if that's how they behave in his family. Although it was hard to detect, I was able to pick up calmness and a lovely nature when I spoke with his dad and mom on the phone. Funny enough, the guy was older than me, but I just needed to check him out. It could be that he picked his nonchalant attitude as he was growing up in school, but also, it could be that he was born like that. Imagine a graduate in his late 20s fighting in a church gathering? Nah! That was off!
In my family, we are calm people, but there's one of my siblings whose head is always hot and who never learns how to talk nicely to people.
Many times my dad has wondered a lot if he's actually the father of the girl because she behaves totally different from all of us lol😅. That trait in my sister’s life has been there right from childhood, so it's not as if she grew up to inherit the trait from friends around her. She was born like that, and we just need to accept her that way. And it's actually very good too, because a family of calm people needs someone to invite trouble once in a while to make things lively. Lol 😅
Thanks for reading.
This is my entry to Week 173, Edition 03 of the Weekly Featured contest in Hive Learners Community