Dr. Mike Gazzaniga has done some excellent research on free will (or the lack thereof). It's impossible to break from the path on which you are headed, however

Dr. Mike Gazzaniga has done some excellent research on free will (or the lack thereof). It's impossible to break from the path on which you are headed, however you are responsible. Something happened to you that set you on a better path than that of the poor folks with the lack of forward thinking abilities that you mention.