My three year old grandson was talking about having a new baby brother. He’s proud to step into his new role as ‘big brother,’ taking care of his baby brother. I commented how different this was from my experience. No matter what other life experiences have shaped me, I always was and always will be ‘the baby’ of my nuclear family.
Psychology has seeped into our consciousness. Everyone knows that family placement has impact on into later life. The only question is, do we use this knowledge to understand an already existing phenomenon, or do we follow it as a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Do we believe that we are hopelessly and helplessly condemned to a pathological label, and that fate is something that must necessarily dictate who we are, or do we perceive fate as something that draws the parameters of our challenges and our choices? Do we use the conditions of our fate as an excuse for non-change, or as a source for personal tasks?
It all comes down to attitude…(The Doctor and the Soul, p. 86-90)