present is future

 « L'avenir n'est jamais que du présent à mettre en ordre. Tu n'as pas à le prévoir, mais à le permettre. »

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 

" The future is never anything but the present to be put in order. You don't have to foresee it but to permit it"

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 

How succinctly expressed!

Then, could it be concluded  that we are all 'what we are' due to circumstances alone.

The fact could be that circumstances may play a big role and context may be vital. However, if the individual is made of strong mettle can overcome the short comings of the circumstances and smartly use the influence of the context. Life is lived through the dynamics of influence and resistance. 

https://contentwriteups.blogspot.com/2015/12/importance-of-contextsituationlocation.html?m=0.                        

http://www.scribd.com/doc/101199648/Morality-is-Just-Contextual