Others are cursed by one or two past mistakes and they are written off despite the potential they might have for future greatness (see the Buying Damaged Goods post for more thoughts on this point). Oogway correctly points out that all those events are history. They are written and can no longer have an impact on the future.

Kung Fu: Created by Ed Spielman, Herman Miller. With David Carradine, Radames Pera, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn. The adventures of Shaolin Monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

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