Destiny
Is it just me, or has “Back To The Future” ruined this word for everybody? Thanks a lot, McFly.
I certainly believe in destiny, or at least a form of it. When I look back on my life, I can see how all my decisions led to where I am now. I think that’s destiny. You might think that’s free will. But things happen to us for a reason, and they push us towards a certain end goal that has already been predetermined for us. I really do believe that.
It’s all over literature, too. Dorothy was destined to drop that house on that witch so that she could wind up saving the land of Oz. Batman’s parents were destined to die so that he would become the crimefighter of Gotham City. Jack was destined to buy those magic beans. This stuff didn’t happen by chance.
You’ll see it in the real world, too. I was destined to marry my wife, despite a series of unfortunate events that led up to it. The Green Bay Packers were destined to win the Super Bowl this year, despite being saddled with a ridiculous number of injuries. Destiny is all over the place.
But destiny is a result of hard work, too. Every example above is a direct result of hard work. Yeah, you’re destined to go places, but you have to be the one to go get there. Destiny rewards those who work to achieve it.
Just like George McFly.
