Creatures of Our Culture?

I agree as well as disagree with anthropologist Ruth Benedict that we are “creatures of out culture” and our habits, beliefs, and impossibilities are shaped by our culture. I believe that some of what we inhabit and believe is from our cultures, but as well as other cultures. I believe that yes we are shaped by our culture as well as from our genes. I know that I as a person sometimes won’t act in a way that my culture would approve of. We break rules because we are human and we have our own individuality. However, I believe society sets limits and disapproves of certain things an individual might do because of their culture. I don’t think my culture defines who I am entirely, but at the same time it is a part of me. When it comes to impossibilities, I believe that comes from the individual and what they truly believe they can do and accomplish. My brother and I come from the same culture, everything comes easy to him, but I know he sets limits to sports because that is something he isn’t so great at. He doesn’t like to fail, therefore he sets limits, so to him he doesn’t fail. This is basically setting a limit to all your possibilities. When it comes to myself I am really good at sports, I’m street smart, but I am not to great with book smarts. However, I don’t set limits, I try new things and if it doesn’t work I move on. It isn’t impossible for him to do well at a sport, but he thinks’ it’s impossible. It might be impossible for me to accomplish being a doctor, but I won’t knock it till I try it. That’s how we work individually. My brother and I come from the same culture, yet we act differently when it comes to what we think we can accomplish. If you want to break through the limits within your own culture, I believe you have to take chances, understand that failure does happen, but it’s not the end of the world. If you become your own person and not what your culture or society believes you should be, you can break through these limits. I’m sure we’ve all regretted or did something our culture wouldn’t approve of, well to me that’s breaking through the limits.