Let’s say your father was a criminal. Now, you have the choice to follow in his footsteps and become one; or if you have the awareness and inteligence, you might exercise the choice to opt for another kind of life. The genes may be the same, the environment may be ridden with crime, but some will still grow beyond it. Once there is a certain distance between you and all that you have gathered, you can make anything of your life. Once there is distance between you and your karma, you are free.
