Serendipity, fortune, fate—I say to myself “rriiggghhhttt…”
Pardon my cynicism but the reliance on such things gives me a good laugh. Don’t get me wrong. The fanciful wild bird is still here, but while I remain in the beauty and delights of life, I also believe that visions should come with actions. The famous song lines “Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be” just do not work for me.
Whoever believes in destiny makes himself nothing less than a dormant volcano, sitting idle and just waiting. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, expressed in his writings how wonderful it is how much may be done if we are always doing. The truth is that we are all bound to greatness. We may not possess the same skills or things that others have but we all share one thing in common, that is, the ability to succeed. Who would have known that behind Albert Einstein’s accomplishments, there laid his speech disabilities? You see, not even our flaws dictate how our lives should run. Failure is a choice, so is happiness.
If we want something so bad, we have to work hard for it and if after so many trials we wouldn’t achieve such goal, then it may not be what God wants us to have for He wants us to achieve something far more special. God is our driving teacher. He tells us when to turn left or right and when to hit the brakes or speed up. It is up to us whether or not we heed His command; hence, we direct our tragic crash or successful arrival.
An abstract and helpless concept such as destiny will never be able to subdue us, living, talking, and moving human beings. Scan all the scientific books you can find and you would never come across the explanation that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb because he was destined to do so; rather, you would end up reading again and again that he was able to come up with such great invention because he endeavoured and went through all the knotty formulas, procedures, and failures to achieve his goal. Think about it, fate is merely a lame excuse of those who didn’t try hard enough.
XOXO,
Pardon my cynicism but the reliance on such things gives me a good laugh. Don’t get me wrong. The fanciful wild bird is still here, but while I remain in the beauty and delights of life, I also believe that visions should come with actions. The famous song lines “Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be” just do not work for me.
Whoever believes in destiny makes himself nothing less than a dormant volcano, sitting idle and just waiting. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, expressed in his writings how wonderful it is how much may be done if we are always doing. The truth is that we are all bound to greatness. We may not possess the same skills or things that others have but we all share one thing in common, that is, the ability to succeed. Who would have known that behind Albert Einstein’s accomplishments, there laid his speech disabilities? You see, not even our flaws dictate how our lives should run. Failure is a choice, so is happiness.
If we want something so bad, we have to work hard for it and if after so many trials we wouldn’t achieve such goal, then it may not be what God wants us to have for He wants us to achieve something far more special. God is our driving teacher. He tells us when to turn left or right and when to hit the brakes or speed up. It is up to us whether or not we heed His command; hence, we direct our tragic crash or successful arrival.
An abstract and helpless concept such as destiny will never be able to subdue us, living, talking, and moving human beings. Scan all the scientific books you can find and you would never come across the explanation that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb because he was destined to do so; rather, you would end up reading again and again that he was able to come up with such great invention because he endeavoured and went through all the knotty formulas, procedures, and failures to achieve his goal. Think about it, fate is merely a lame excuse of those who didn’t try hard enough.
XOXO,
♥Andi Dandi♥
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