As far as things being out of our control, of course I believe in the idea of ‘fated’ things happening to us. That being said, I believe more in the ideas of pre-determinism and free will. The whole ideas of fate and destiny have been hijacked by the world, spawning all the ‘manifestation’ and ‘karma’ ideologies that I do not subscribe to.
The whole culture of assuming you deserve anything and everything you want because you are a ‘good person’ or do’ good things’ is laughable to me. Mainly due to using my eyes and seeing how the world really works. When evil people rule the world, and the majority of ‘bad things’ seem to affect the best people I know, this belief comes from a place of pride and ego.
As Christian, I believe in the basic knowledge that we were all created by God for a specific purpose. In order to discover that purpose, you have to be humble enough to realize that your own desires in life may not be your ultimate purpose. However, once you open yourself up to other avenues you would not have even thought of, you truly find your happiness. That is why the richest and most famous people, sometimes seem like the most miserable and the ‘lowlier’ people in society seem to beam from ear to ear.
As a personal example to my own life, I never had any desire to work in the public education system due to all the crap and stress. However, a couple years ago when I was in between jobs and down on myself, the school kept being brought up. I decided to swallow my pride and go for it since a lady from my church worked for that district and put in a good word for me. I only worked there for two years but man, I learned so much that helped me in taking care of my niece. Most of the time, you may not even realize when things are ‘fated ‘until you are looking back and see how much those circumstances molded and prepared you for your current situation.
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