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I think it's getting at that , according to naturalists,ones identity is shaped by their environment. By "brain or heart" I think it refers to ones behaviour and value and belief system to also be shaped by ones environment. Overall it is trying to state the importance of your personal context and how it defines you.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
I've often wondered about this. If it's possible to be born a genius, is it also possible to be born evil? And if so, does it mean the genius doesn't deserve praise and the evil don't deserve punishment?Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1jt
A dangerous topic, i know, and one i have no conclusions for. I'd like to think we aren't born with such qualities, but when you read a shakespeare or listen to beethoven or try to understand how newton and einstein (etc) could possibly have done what they did (ignoring for the moment a so called person such as stalin and his unbelievable capacity for sadism) it's quite overwhelming. how could these people have done such things without a little divine assistance? or is it all simply learnt?
Most of these quotes here, if not all, and many more, one can find so easily by tapping the keys on any search engine.
Here is one, I regret, you will not find on the internet (yet), except here, where it has been partially quoted in another thread, in another section.
Who wrote that? Sorry, I am too modest to say. (smile)Quote:
'Writing is merely painting a picture with words. Good writing comes from how the artist chooses and applies his/her colours, communicates what he/she 'sees' and 'feels' to others, and stirs their passion for more'
"To create is to steal. When a cow eats grass the cow does not become grass, the grass becomes a cow."
- Eric Hoffer