Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.

is the sum total of all the choreographers who have trained me.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

Everyone is the sum total of past experiences. A character doesn't just spring to life at age thirty.

Islam will be what Muslims make of it. And it is the sum total of the interpretation that Muslims give to it.