What we think and do today is not just influenced by thinking and previous experiences in this life. Something extraneous to our thinking and not influenced by present thinking power could be felt by anyone at some point of time. Whether this is a result of our past karma or our genes working taking leaves out of our ancestors' life codes is what is to be explored.
When I listen to old Hindi songs, for example, I do not know how my mind and brain connect to the sounds and lyrics, though I do not understand the language. This could be partly attributed to some films I had seen in my childhood and songs listened to from radio as TV was not there then.
I wonder whether the detailed reading of newspapers evolved from my maternal grandfather's trait. In my childhood I had seen him read the paper line to line with "hmmm...hmmm" sound from his toothless mouth. He was too old at that time. But his analytical outlook could be seen from the comments in his diaries about different writers on various issues in the then Karachi.
Genetic traits apart, is there anything that influences a person's thinking and behaviour?
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