Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. - Dalai Lama Humans have a natural desire to nurture, which is reflected in their conduct. For decades, the debate over nature vs. nurture and its impact on behaviour has raged on. For a long time, I've been trying to figure out whether one outweighs the other or if they both have an equal impact on our behaviour. With this in mind, I'd like to share an experience with all of my readers that helped me better grasp the importance of both nature and nurture in the re aring of children. We like early morning walks as a family, and a few months ago, when out strolling on a frigid morning, we came upon two newborn squirrels stuck behind a massive Acacia Nilotica tree, often known as Babul in India. They were all coiled up, eyes closed, and shivering in the morning cold, so I imagined they fell from the nest onto the hard ground. ...