How important is where you come from?

Question

You can learn and think yourself out of a beginning, right?

Answer 1

abslolutely I am mixed and I was picked on when I was younger for my race(s) and I blamed my background and then later I realized there was nothing I could do about it, so I came to terms with it. Now I am proud of it!

Answer 2

It doesn't matter where you are from but it does matter who you are from. Genes are inherited and we match racehorses for genetic compatibility but not people and there would be an outcry if I suggested we should. If your question is centred on you humble or otherwise beginnings well it matters not a jot to what you are going to achieve in life. I was brought up in a council house which seemed posh as our previous house was falling down and miles from anywhere. I had never seen a tap or electricity until I was ten. Yes. You should learn to relax your beginnings because,other than the genes, they have only sentimental value

Answer 3

You're right. You can learn and think yourself out of a beginning and become a better person. You can use the beginning to help you become the person you want to be. One way we learn is from experiences (both good and bad). You choose how you want to use those past experiences to make your life the way you want it to turn out.

You will always be part of the beginning because that is what you are. How you use that information and experience is up to you.

Hope that helps. Good luck with your choices!

Answer 4

Very important to me personally, as there are things about where I spent portions of my childhood that resonate with me in a way that is completely personal to me and only really shared with one other person - my sister. Emotional resonance like this is extremely important for a person's sense of well being and becomes more so as you get older and the new life you make for yourself becomes more and more detached from the reality you had as a child.
More from a physical point of view, I live in a foreign country, and have lived in 5 other foreign countries in the past - in fact I only lived in my country of origin for about 40% of my life, on and off. But culturally it defines me, and when I go back I feel a fullness, like in the Van Morrisson lyric: "And it stoned me to my soul, stoned me just like goin' home!"
And, much as I love my present abode and the life I lead here, I do have the expectation of one day going home.
Probably not what you meant, right?

Answer 5

The actual city, or your "Family?" I find them both important! Because, whether or not you like the town (city) you came from... it is the place in which you were from, learned and grew up at....built memories, made friends, did things most children and teens do there, and so on...... Your family roots are so important, because it's apart of you , whether you like it or not... Its history, to pass on down to your children, its also the fact that whether you like it or not, "Blood's thicker than water" is important, and should be important to you, it is to me.. Sure, there are certain family member's I dont get along with, and wouldn't care if I ever saw again in my life, but it doesn't mean I love them any less......their my family!! I doubt that you can learn and think yourself out of a beginning..... Its apart of you..... If you had an abusive childhood like I did with my step mother, you can make yourself "Mentally Block" those memories out of your head, as I have..... But you never forget, should that person who hurt you ever was to cross your path again..... If I were to see her again, I honestly dont know what I would do? I often tell people that she scared me so bad, and almost killed my sister & I a couple of times, the FEAR in me of her, that I would run fast in the other direction, just the sound of her voice scares me to death!!! But , in all reality, I think I would confront her, and tell her how much she messed with my sister & mine's ability to do certain things, that she's the reason we both had issues in our lives, as adult's..... And that she's also the reason we're not as "Accomplished People" as we could have been had she not put so much FEAR into our lives, you know!!! We're both really nervous around really Aggressive Women, because of her, and avoid them like the plague!!! We're both a little intimidated by Latina women because of her, (she was a Chicano Mexican and proud of it!).... So, unless you've been abused in some way or another, why would you want to learn and think yourself out of your beginning? It makes no sense, unless you were indeed abused, and then it makes "ALL The SENSE, in the World to me!!!" Because I do it all the time, when certain things remind me of her, you know!!! Good luck to you hun, either way... Smile!!!

Answer 6

From the answers so far, the definition of roots is essential to your response to this question. Lots of us moved around too much to make sense of the question. And if roots are family, then there are lots of us who didn't have a family, and some who had a family, but would much prefer not to have had one. Maybe if we define roots as our personal beginning, what we remember as being important in our lives, then we can begin to make sense of who we are.

When I think of my roots, I think of people who were important to me throughout my life. Even now, my roots are growing. It is not so much thinking myself out of a beginning, but arranging my life so that I am sure of who I really am right now. Roots are part of it, but only one part.

Answer 7

OK Im a snob! |I think roots ae very important because you know where you come from and who your family are. It dictates your behaviour and your outlook on life and the people around you. It helps you to understand things and gives you a sense of pride. I do not look down on anyone. To me everyone one in life is equal and special. Although fighting for religious beliefs (Crusader )is in my ancestory I feel everyone has a right to their own thoughts and beliefs. God is god no matter what name he is called in another language .Colour is colour and we have no choice in the matter. Race is race and no one is better than another. Some have had better opportunities to better themselves but once people from other races have the same opportunities they do equally as well if not better. My roots have taught me all that and to be tolerant of all things and black is not always black and white is not always white there is a toning inbetween...grey, beige or whatever. My roots have also taught me that we can always better ourselves no matter what the ciurcumstances are. We are here to fight for ourselves and to better ourselves in life and to help all around us if and when we can

Answer 8

Where you come from, and your upbringing certainly has influence on what you're like and who you are. But in the end, you decide. After all, there's no point in an 80 year old blaming his parents because he turned out to be obnoxious

Answer 9

I don't think its important where you come from
Has long as when you get there
You remember where you have come from
, because its your roots that has made you into what you are today

Answer 10

For me, I see my immediate family, the ones I have got to know the most as my past. Even my great grandmother who was alive until I was 14 hasn't had that much of an impact because she was old and unable to bond much.
My grandparents influenced me for how they were whilst I knew them, and not so much from what they told me THEIR childhood was like.

Answer 11

Where you come from is very important - TO YOU. It is your history. It is something to be proud of. But, I don't think anyone should ever be judgemental of others because of where they come from. It would be nice if everyone on earth was very accepting of where anyone else comes from. Don't forget the past, and also don't close the door on it.