I would say that it is possibly in the DNA. I have certain abilities and have attracted particular beings/activities my entire life but didn't know that my mother did also, only finding out when I called her about a scary experience I had in my late 30s to have her tell me that it happens to her as well. I don't know for certain if it runs in the family because mom was adopted but one of my girls is extremely intuitive so maybe it runs in the family but the gifts can be different? Also I have gifts but my sister does not, one daughter has gifts but the other does not so possibly (in my case at least) there could be only one carrier of the gene per familial generation?
As an American it's your responsibility to have your own strategic duck stockpile. You can't expect the government to do it for you.