DESTINY, FATE AND FORTUNE

 

“It's not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves”. William Shakespeare

“Accept the place divine providence has found for you”. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Destiny, fate, fortune, is it predetermined or do we make it or is it both? We certainly have choices in life over what we can control and what we cannot control. We may not always be able to control what happens to us or around us, but we can control how we choose to respond to it. (Victor Frankel-Man's Search for Meaning) We may have been born in a certain place, with certain parents, in a particular body, placed on a certain path, but then the rest is up to us, in ourselves through our actions and choices we make. Kobe Bryant may have been born into a certain body type, with a certain mindset, but, make no mistake, he was not gifted into being one of the greatest NBA players of all time, he was one of the hardest working players ever. Just like any other master of their craft (Robert Greene- Mastery) Read, workout, be kind, help others, make the best out of the situation right before you, our judgment of things, our point of view is all under our control. Which path or paths we choose and how hard we choose to work at it is up to us. Yes, we are dealt a certain hand, or given certain opportunities or obstacles, how we choose to pursue and overcome them is up to us.