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Tharindu Dissanayake Tharindu Dissanayake said: " "I don't know a lot about kandra."

When I usually begin a book, no matter what kind it is, I crank my expectations up to the maximum level possible. Obviously this habit, more often than not, ends up a monumentally stupid one since it is a guarant
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nurture, rather than nature, is the primary moulder of personality,
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Agree totally, although from my own children, I can also see character traits and even some likes and dislikes which my parents had, although only knew them when they were babies.
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We do inherit a lot of traits from parents and grandparents, as proven my research as well.. but I guess here, the author is implying more of the 'molding' of personality using positive influence..
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