WHAT IS DESTINY?
Destiny is religiously defined as
fate, luck, fortune, kismet, karma, divine decree, etc.
There are professionals who offer themselves to write your horoscope with full details of your
destiny if you tell them your date of birth and some other details.
There are also palmists who read the lines of your hand to predict
your future.
Some others claim that your destiny is written on your
forehead and they can read it correctly.
Religiously, fate is the result of your actions performed
by you n your pervious birth or births. Good actions then make good fortune in the
present birth.
The beliefs of science are different
from those of religion. A scientist may tell you that you are the architect of
your fate. God has nothing to do with it.
English novelist Edward George
Lytton Bulwer (1703-73) says destiny is but a phase of the weak human heart ---
the dark analogy for every error--The strong and virtuous admit no destiny,---On
earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches.---And destiny is what the
phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.
Here is another logical quotation by
American theologian Tyron Edwards (1809-94): Thoughts lead on to purposes;
purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and
character fixes our destiny.
To conclude, it is true that we have
reap what we sow, and it is our character which is the main basis of our fate.
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G.R.Kanwal
7th May 2024
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