why do i exist ?, page-24

anyway, back to the original post

the body & mind that calls itself "I" exists because it had two parents that had sperm & ovum and the two parents had sexual intercourse at the right time when woman was fertile

as a new born, this body & mind was born like a blank slate but also with certain instincts

however, the 'person', 'individual', 'self' or 'i' we take 'ourselves' to be is something conditioned from the process of 'becoming'

this is why the majority of Europeans consider themselves to be 'Xians' and the majority of Indians consider themselves to be 'Xindus'

the minds 'self-concepts' are conditioned

so back to the original question, the body-mind organism came to exist due to the reproductive mechanisms of parents

this I was taught when I was 8 years old