Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Nature vs. Nurture

So, It's really hard to remember that the driver sits on the left hand side of the car, and that people drive on the left hand side of the road, and that when you walk on the sidewalk and someon else is approaching, they are going to take their rightful place on the LEFT side of the sidewalk. It's so hard to change this automatic pattern of thought. Makes me think of how hard it is to change someone's actions when from the moment they've been born, it's all they've ever known. Sleep around. Do drugs. Get drunk. Don't trust doctors. Be in a gang. Having a kerosene stove in your house with all the windows and doors closed is okay. ARV's will not help you; they will make you die. There's a lot of unlearning to do.

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