Man is born. He comes to the world as a little child, screaming and totally dependent on his mother. Man grows up and learns things about the world. Man finds a mate, has his own children, becomes old and dies. Some are more successful than others. Why is that exactly?
Power of Choice
Let's get something straight. There is only one thing constant in our lives - choices. It doesn't matter if the choice is about having an apple/orange for a snack or which job you should choose. What matters most is your life experience, because the better the experience is, the better choices you will make.
Difference between People
Compare a random homeless gentleman from Hungary and Mr. Mohandas Gandhi. I guess we can all agree that there's a difference between them. But we may argue which one is the biggest. Maybe Gandhi is famous and the homeless isn't? Or perhaps Gandhi supported peace and non-violence and the homeless doesn't care if it's war or peace? No my friends, the major contrast lies elsewhere.
Leadership Skill...
is the answer we're looking for. The power to inspire people, the power to make people do as the leader wants, the power of persuasion and rhetoric. Remember History lessons from school? There were two kind of leaders: those who inherited power and those who acquired it through skill. Logic implies the latter were more successful, because they often had to put a great effort in their campaign, such as Napoleon Bonaparte.
Rule Well or...
Imagine you are a king and you rule 5 millions subjects. You have to make every key decision that affects their lives and you have to ensure they are happy, otherwise they won't pay taxes and they could overthrow you. That's not easy, wouldn't you agree?
Now, imagine what Adolf Hitler did with the power and his leadership skills. Instead of making Germany a peaceful superpower, he started a war that cost 60 millions lives. You see, while we can distinguish people with and without leadership skills, there is one, even more important attribute - whether the leader works for himself or if he works for the people.
What Is Destiny about?
Man always feared what he didn't understand. All of that supernatural gibberish, including destiny, comes from this fear. There is no "God has plans for all of us", there is no "What goes around, comes around", there is no "if you are good, you'll go to heaven; if you are bad, you'll go to hell".
Understand this: Man controls his action and thus "his destiny", nothing else. Keep that in mind when you'll face a decision that could alter your life forever. Use your reason and your own skills, don't wait for anybody else to make the decisions for you.
People who do what others tell them to waste their lives and I feel really sad about them. Perhaps so should you...
