Destiny

Some believe that destiny is part of a grand design from the higher power and could not be changed / altered. On the other hand, others believe that they can control their own destiny and be able to steer towards their own direction.

I, however believe in something that lies somewhere in between.

I believe that one's destiny is pre-determined by one's characters, beliefs and other outside elements. For example, nobody can ever choose their parents, geographic birth location and available resources surrounding you. Those factors will affect us indirectly and become our core foundation in the progression of life.

This foundation is then further developed and matured into who we are today, and that is how our destiny formed in the process. However, I do not think that destiny is totally set in stone. In fact, it is quite possible to steer your life away from it by self intervention. Of course, each step away from our core foundation and the pre-selected destiny gets harder and becomes more difficult to achieve. Perhaps at some point, we will arrive at our final step and we are now incapable to move another step forward.

Thinking back, I have been broken down so many times. There were times that my life had no visible light in the long dark tunnel. I reached many times at the lowest point, only finding there was lower. Fortunately, I survived the journey so far, grew a little and became a little wiser. My dream is still very far away from here but at the very least, I know I haven't quite reached my final step yet.