I personally do not know any Renaissance Men even though I know some very talented, educated and competent people. Some people limit themselves because they focus on their areas of weakness rather than on their areas of strength. Bernie Ebbers, CEO of WorldCom, is not a highly skilled technocrat but he has capitalized on his wonderful visionary, organizational and management skills. It is unrealistic to expect that you will be spared all the horrible, painful events of life. They are like death, a part of life s cycle.
Some people endure and prevail over many hardships.
They remain happy, productive, and successful people. Others, who have not yet experienced many of life s bumps, become victims of this horrible injustice they have experienced and become consumed with the unfairness of life. It is unrealistic to expect that you are doomed to be a product of your past. We cannot always effect what happens to us, but we do have the power to choose how we respond. There is value in understanding how our childhood experiences, family dynamics, family history and traumatic events affect our basic personalities.