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Have you ever done something that surprised and delighted you, and then thought, “How did I do that?” Perhaps we all have an internal clock that guides us to the right move at the right time. Yet timing, unlike the passage of time, escapes definition. We struggle to define it, yet in some ways, it defines us.

Estimating the relative weights of nature – genetics especially – and nurture as driving forces of destiny involves wandering into uncharted territory. It’s good for us that a blog a reasonable place to test ideas, to speculate, to look for missing pieces of the puzzle. As Einstein said, “If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called research.”

Our history has not been a quiet one. Books like Ron Chernow’s extensive biography, Grant, aptly demonstrate that we have slaughtered one another since inception of the United States.

Is it possible that trauma can alter genetics of both the perpetrators, the victims and their progeny? Scientists are currently exploring the possibility. What they find, may help us to break the cycle of violence.