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He may do all he can to circumvent his destiny but although he can succeed in some particulars he cannot in others. For instance, a person cannot change the colour of his skin. But the kind of experiences which fall to his lot in consequence of that colour are to some extent subject to his influence and character, while his own emotional reaction to them is to the fullest extent certainly subject to them.

-- Notebooks Category 9: From Birth to Rebirth > Chapter 3 : Laws and Patterns of Experience > # 530