choice v circumstance covey

The Parable of the Brothers:

Two brothers were raised in a home headed by a violent alcoholic father. One brother grew up to be an abusive drinker, the other a solid, loving family man. When asked how they came to live the lives they led, they both gave the same answer: “Given who my father was, how could I not?”

We are much more the product of our choices than our circumstances.

We are much more the product of our choices than our circumstances.

We are much more the product of our choices than our circumstances.

Closing Quotes:

“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962

“Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil, and it’s up to him and only him to decide which he wants to be.” – Ayn Rand, 1905-1982

“Life is a sum of all your choices.” – Albert Camus, 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1913-1960

As always, I share what I most want and need to learn. – Nathan S. Collier