It's hard to say. In my world, having powers or not definitely had to do with the soul, and it ran in families to an extent, but even there it seemed... kind of random. Just coincidence, or random chance, but far enough in the past that it had settled into the foundations of society. If that makes any sense.
Dealing with it is probably a process, too. I don't think you need to rush through your feelings about it, or try to figure out how to be comfortable with it right away.
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Dealing with it is probably a process, too. I don't think you need to rush through your feelings about it, or try to figure out how to be comfortable with it right away.