<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A life is shaped by inheritance, environment,... > A life is shaped by inheritance, environment, injury, opportunity, temperament, relationship, and choice. Agency becomes meaningful precisely because conditions matter: it is the capacity to work with reality rather than the fantasy of having created reality alone. **Source:** [[livestreams/Self-Reliance Without Losing Compassion - Workbook|Self-Reliance Without Losing Compassion]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A life is shaped by inheritance, environment, injury, opportunity, temperament, relationship, and choice. Agency becomes meaningful precisely because conditions matter: it is the capacity to work with reality rather than the fantasy of having created reality alone.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-life-shaped-inheritance-created-reality-alone ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->