Destiny vs. Decision
Throughout life, I think people flip flop between believing in a destined path and making the decisions that determine how your future plays out. When the reasons behind things that happen to us are unknown or we don't accept it as truth, we tend to use the very popular phrase "everything happens for a reason." But what about those times where the fruits of our decision are displayed directly in front of us? What typically happens when the deal with consequences the pair with our actions? "I'm in control of my life" is what leaves our lips. This is also common when it comes to when good things happen versus when bad things happen. When we reap good benefits its because we worked but when we are rammed with the negatives, things just happen. Is that really how it is?
There's no way to know if there is a such thing as a true destiny... maybe that's what bothers me the most. I read about and watch stories about these amazing people defeating the odds and doing great things. On one hand, one could say that they overcame adversity because they made the decision to. How do we know they weren't destined to do that? How do we know that if they made different decisions in their life that things would still end up the way they did? What if the idea of being in control of your life was created to mask the fact that destiny does exist? Think about it. If people decided to just let things happed to them because they were "destined" I think the world would be a completely different place. The idea of being in control and beating the odds for example creates individuals that travel different paths and bring new things to the table.
In actuality, maybe it isn't destiny vs. decision but destiny + decision.
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