175. Each individual acquires from his parents by birth the evils of self-love and love of the world. Every evil which has by habitual indulgence become second nature is passed on to one's children, so in succession from parents, grandparents, and ancestors going far back. The extent of the evils thus passed on eventually becomes so great that the whole of a person's own life is nothing but evil. The chain of inheritance is not snapped or bent except by living in a state of faith and charity by the Lord's guidance.