An idea from Bhagavad Gita

Each person’s work, Krishna says, comes from their nature. “Better thine own work is, though done with fault, Than doing others’ work, ev’n excellently.” Readers have fought for centuries over whether that nature means birth or temperament, and the verse has been used to defend caste.

From Bhagavad Gita by Vyasa

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