Like you , I believe a man entangled by the curiosity to understand the world around him can only be freed in a wealth of information that is credible, sprung from research , correctly interpreted , feasible and true. One arm of justice that has always inspired men and women on the journey of truth is the opportunity to hear both sides of any story.
Before I lead a path to any conclusion against nature, or any path that labels me as friends of nurture, I find it necessary to introduce Papa Stone, a fictitious character whose point of view would serve as the alternative voice some may have in projecting the constituents of my objectivity, which will not only serve as the advocate for the inaudible voice of an alternative school of thought but also the fair verdict with the clairvoyance to see the truth we all seek.
Papa Stone is an Olympic medalist, a ten times hundred metres runner winner, a man described by many as an athlete gifted by nature who is now on retirement. There are stories published about him expatiating how he won many races even though he was blind folded and wearing high hills. I wonder how fast our children will be if I Marry him, thought some women.
However , Derrick, his son, though bestowed with the DNA of his father is described by many as someone who can’t win a race even if he is the only one in it. The question on the mind of Stone is one I seek to address in part if not in whole considering the occasional displacement of findings from one scientist by other scientists. Does nature explain the abilities of humans or does nurture? Another way I can amplify what I mean precisely to anyone would be posing this question to them : Is it fair to say people do their best with the talents bestowed upon them inately or talent is nothing more than a conscious effort put at work in achieving a goal by a man determined beyond his God given limitations?
If nature explains the abilities of men, then it would mean Derrick is either an adopted son or definitely not the son of Mr. Stone. In as much as this may be the case, there are instances when children with the phenotype as well as genetype turn to live beyond their gifts for some unexplainable reason . This gradually fades out when they are educated in fields that nurture their potential, overpowering their weaknesses by nature eventually. Does that give men ability by decision or ability from inheritance?
When the results from the paternity test proofed Derrick to be Mr. Stone's legitimate son , I proposed we put him in a racing program in hope of unearthing his racing potential by nurturing him through rigorous training . After months of hard work, the evidence was clear to Mr. Stone . Gifts given by nature can be earned by nurture . Derrick maybe his son but without the training , he can be no where close to the hieghts of his father's talent .
Still in doubt of my claim , Stone cited an example of a friend of ours in jail, Jacob , whom he called a criminal by nature. But I reminded him of our childhood memories with Jacob before he went to jail. Jacob was a man many would describe as a pious ,a harmless being with no drop of violence in his veins or the aggression to oppose any living thing.
Like children right from day to boarding schools, being away from your voice of conscious provides the opportunity to test it's validity. And this I believe was the case when Jacob's parents moved him to a new city for greener pasture. Our years of bond, our morality or values shared from growing together, it was all disintegrated by distance, opening him up for alternative perspectives of justice and ways of coping with new friends in his new environment. His environment must have re-educated his emotions as well as his actions before he found himself finally in prison.
I know some still insist our nature dictates our actions since we can only do what we have the capacity to do . But I believe if a man can be nurtured under the right conditions , by the right law in the right environment , anything is possible for such a man until he doubts them because doubts are a product of our nurture , not nature . So why would any one masquerade his doubt as the language of all men ?
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