I blame the human genome project

A funny thing happened after the sequencing of the human genome. The science became mainstream and taught it schools everywhere. It advanced the way we understood biology. And that led us to the phrase, “I just don’t have the genetics for that,” and all its variations. With the expansion of human knowledge came with the shrinking of human potential.

Even without using genetics as an excuse, how often have I prematurely set limits on what I can do? How often have I shrunk the area of my potential to a laughable size when it was much larger than I had ever dreamed?

Of course, there are limits to what I or anyone can do based on the circumstances of our physical bodies, our upbringings, and current state in life. But there are also whole realms of possibility that we have yet to explore seemly because our how we are choosing to the view the world and our place in it. We don’t know what truly is possible because we never tried. It’s time to venture to find where limit truly is.

Daily writing prompt
Do you believe in fate/destiny?

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