What has influenced the course of your life the most and why?

"Everybody has his own world", they say. It is nonsense. The world stays
the same. It is how you look at it that makes the difference. It is just like
looking through glasses of your ideas, habits and values. Everybody has
such a pair of glasses. They have been created since you were born and,
believe it or not, they were not created by you. It is OTHER PEOPLE who
have made them. No matter if you love those people, hate them or don.t
know them personally. It is enough to come in touch with their ideas.
However, I do not think it is fate that has influenced the course of my
life. I believe…