連結 (link): 中文版 行為及人格是後天學習還是先天遺傳？
Are behaviors and personalities learned, or are they genetically formed? To be honest, I haven’t studied or researched this topic in depth. If I ever read any related theories, I’ve completely forgotten them by now. So, I don't really know what the answer is. This question just popped into my mind a few days ago while I was interacting with my sister, and I found it very interesting, so I wanted to write it down.
My sister said that she tends to be more wasteful. I grinned and told her she knows herself well. Then she shared that she sometimes argues with our dad because he often washes and stacks up paper bowls or takeout boxes to use for collecting kitchen waste before throwing them away. But my sister can’t stand the idea of "saving garbage" like that.
I laughed and said that I also use paper bowls or takeout boxes for food scraps, but I don’t stockpile them. She replied that she had observed me doing the same thing when I was in Taiwan. That made me wonder—since I haven’t lived in Taiwan for quite a while, and I’m not familiar with our father’s recent habits, how did I end up with similar behavior? After all, there wasn't any food scrap recycling 40 years ago.
My sister often observes our father’s behaviors, but her thinking and behavior are quite different from his. So, are these behaviors inherited? Or is personality formed in a general way and then influences behavior?
I do know that I’m similar to Dad in many ways—except in certain areas where I’m not as skilled. For example, I organize documents the same way he does. We share a certain logic in how we categorize things. That’s why I can easily find my dad’s things—once I figure out his system. My sister, on the other hand, is different in this regard.
Some people solve problems through logical analysis. Others rely more on their senses and intuition to guide them. Of course, many people fall somewhere in between—some leaning more toward one end, some toward the other. It’s not a matter of which is better.
Just like the four children in our family—we each seem to carry different shades from our parents' palette. Some of us are more like our father, while others resemble our mother more. And as we’ve grown up and had different life experiences, we’ve mixed in our own unique colors. Now, the four of us each have our own temperament and ways of thinking.
As the Chinese saying goes, “One kind of rice can raise a hundred different types of people.” There will always be differences in opinions and practices. That’s why, when we disagree with others or approach things differently, we should try to understand their perspective with empathy. Then, through discussion, negotiation, or compromise, we can work toward a consensus.
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