No, not the name of some mills & boon you faintly remember, rather a serious discussion about destiny. Well as serious as I can get in most circumstances anyway. Why destiny? Why not destiny? Is it foolhardy to believe in it? or is bigger the fool who dismisses it? Is it possible our lives have already been written, pre-planned and us only living the motions. How many times do we shrug our shoulders blaming fate? escapism ? Possibly. But the argument there could be why do we so often get the feeling that some things are meant to be? Coincidences which just feel too coincidental.
And what about astrology ? Hogwash or something so groundbreaking and scientific that a full understanding of it is beyond human comprehension? Think about it, the position of the cosmos at the time of your birth and its transitions thereafter defines you and your entire life, down to the nitty gritty of how you look, how your partner might look, what work you do and even when and how you move on to the beyond. I for one raise my hands to poring over sun sign predictions and the like. Why you ask? Not so much because I believe that everything that I read will come true but more so for the sense of comfort I get knowing it's not all down to me, all the ups and downs are not entirely my doing and there could be something beyond me. Escapist yes but also rather humbling in a way. There has to be some truth in it though - considering sometimes it feels like whatever you do you just can't seem to catch a break, hurdles at every corner and a liaison with bad luck that can't be shaken off. While at other times, things magically seem to go your way, a rainbow after every rain shower, good fortune that hunts you down. Makes me wonder......
My mother, an astrology enthusiast herself, once said to me that our astrological charts are the balance sheets from our previous birth i.e. whatever you do now defines your life in the next birth. Quite an icky thought at that! One would think any retribution for the bad and any goodwill for the good , would boomerang back in the current life. But does that mean we can shirk all responsibility for our actions, blame everything on the elusive and lounge around with no motivation. Fat chance! That's where the catch is! Freewill is the magic word here or at least the perception of freewill. They tell you everything can be surmounted with hard work, battling against odds, banging against that wall so many times you at least dent it. And this I do have proof off - striving for something for so long, living and breathing it, does make it come true. It's almost like some thing out there has heard your fervent prayer and can't but offer a helping hand. So the next time you get down on your knees, maybe not literally, and say "give me a break someone up there" make sure you say it fervently enough and who knows what might be in store......
Lots of questions as always with very few answers.....but then some questions just need to exist unanswered....... Keeps us going, keeps us wondering.......
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