Trevor and Bill are twin brothers. When they were five years-old they were removed from their parents’ home by the state authori
ties because they were being physically abused. They bounced between foster homes for several years before finally being adopted. Trevor went on to college, got a master’s degree in social work and now works with other children with abuse histories. Bill never graduated from high school, became involved with drugs, and is currently incarcerated for possession. The different outcomes that Trevor and Bill display are an example of:
Both Trevor and Bill have undergone similar treatment in their childhood; while Trevor took it as positive to redeem himself Bill remained in the quagmire of negativity, never forgot the abuses against him and decided to pay back in the same coin. It was the nature of Trevor that allowed him to challenge the problem by nurturing himself towards a better life. Trevor learnt a lesson out of abuses inflicted upon him that he would help those underwent similar treatment. It was Bill's nature upon which childhood abuses helped nurture even more vices. While Trevor continued to recall the abuses meted out to him for the betterment, Bill liked to forget it via drugs and idleness. While nature and nurture transformed Trevor to be a better person, it put Bill in the worse condition.
