We live what we hear...

'If a parent repeats something often enough, a child can come to believe it and - like a curse - even live it. Recent psychological research shows that the stories we tell about the world, and ourselves, determine our actions. Of course many people develop an insight and break out of the influence of such spells, though it does take a great deal of maturity, or even a few hard knocks.'

Ask Dayal, Readers Digest, May 2007