When we are born, we are unique. We are one of one. In fact, a study I read from 2015 estimated the probability of two sperm or eggs being genetically identical as 10^15. That is 1 million times greater than the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, which has between 100 billion and 400 billion stars. In other words, the odds are effectively zero.
As we age, we begin to be conditioned by the world we live in. The adults around us tell us who to be, who NOT to be, and how to live. We accept their guidance because they have authority over us.
That begins the process of moving away from our uniqueness. We are told to become one of many. Dress like others. Think like others. Live like others. Act like others. In all dimensions of life, we are conditioned to conform to something else other than our individual nature.
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