We are all born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were raised. We're kind of stuck inside that person, and the purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize a little bit with other people.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Persist in doing what you love, and don't give up easily even when facing difficulties.