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It is true that the whole of what man experiences is not wholly of his own direct making and that only a part of it is so. But that is the largest part. It is true that his nation's life affects and is responsible for some of the colour which his own takes on. But why was he born in that particular nation during that particular period? The answer must again be that he is getting the recompense of his own past making. For his nation may lie defeated and wounded, or it may stride triumphant and prosperous.

-- Notebooks Category 9: From Birth to Rebirth > Chapter 2 : Rebirth and Reincarnation > # 49