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Cyrano's Ten
Principles
Ten:
Your Destiny Revealed:
Action Based Upon The Power Of Purpose!
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Seeking my fortune... Good luck... Bad luck... My lot
in life... Victim of circumstances... Simply my portion... People use phrases
like these every day to describe something happening in their lives, We use
them to describe our actions and our attitudes, and use them to make excuses
for things that we feel are out of our control. We use them to justify why we
are where we are, and impose them to help explain the limits of our existence.
But perhaps we make excuses too easily, and explain away our defects and
problems without wondering if we really needed to put up with them, or allow
them to dominate our lives, or if in fact they can be altered and improved
upon.
The definition of Destiny works hand in hand with the
concept of fate. However fate can have a negative connotation which implies an
unfavorable end, or doom. I seek to give the words a flexible meaning,
therefore giving us a way of interacting with the forces that determine fate
and destiny, and perhaps have some control over the process of the adventure
itself. Either way, if we do or if we do not have any actual control over our
fate or destiny, by definition we do not know what the story line is, or
exactly how it will unfold. The concepts of Hope and Faith imply
that there are other forces at work, and although there seems to be a likely
end to things, there just might be some factors other than fate and destiny,
seen or unseen, that will change the superficial face of events, and surprise
us with a different outcome than what may have been. We really do not know what
will happen until it does, and the best of our efforts are not always allowed
to prevail in a favorable way. Still, it does not keep us from trying to affect
the outcome of events. It is human nature to strive, and until it has been
proven that we cannot do something, there are bound to be people who will keep
trying if the goal seems worth the effort. If we release ourselves to the
concepts of fate and destiny, it is possible to lose all purpose for trying to
affect our world. Why try if the outcome is predetermined? Destiny, like fate
but perhaps a more open concept, allows us to imagine that our future may have
some value, perhaps enough value to entice us into some effort beyond
neutrality.
There very well may be something to these two elusive
concepts. They seem so absolute. Yet we are surprised daily by events that we
had not the insight to imagine or foresee. Events take turns that were
unpredictable by the general public, and that means most of us. If we look at
the concepts of fate and destiny a little differently, we just may find a way
to work with them that makes sense. For our purposes, I will address the
subject as being Destiny. Such is my tendency and my nature to look
towards the brighter side. Whatever our Destiny is, what we do now will set in
motion the energy that will result in the final product, that unseen finish
that will be our legacy to those who live beyond us.
Let's back up a bit
- we don't know what is actually going to happen until it happens. Yet we try
to set and reach goals, adjust our efforts, and direct our energies to a
definable and desirable end result. Consider for the purposes of argument or
contemplation that, in the scheme of things, everything must happen as a result
of energies that flow. Some of these energies we can influence. There are times
that people invest more of themselves, or less, thus affecting their
experience, and that of others. The product of these interacting efforts is
measurable in hindsight, but not before the event completes at least some stage
of monitoring. In other words, stop - review - analyze - and report...
hindsight and the past is quantifiable and measurable - foresight and the
future is not! So you can estimate the future, but not exactly predict what
it holds. For the most part, trying to predict the future is like placing a bet
on the gambling table. That being said, I do not doubt that there are
individuals in the present, the past, and probably the future who have and will
predict fairly accurately the events of the future. But how we will get to
these events, and the series of things leading up to the conclusive steps of
these predictions, the smaller parts of the whole - these places are where we
have flexibility.
You have heard the expression, "If you don't do it it
won't get done." These words imply that if someone who is able does not take
the project and do the work, that the things that are possible will remain
incomplete. There is another expression, "If you don't do it someone else
will." These words imply that the outcome is inevitable, and whether by one
means or person or another, it is bound to happen as it must. Neither of these
theories necessarily contradict the concepts of destiny. But they do suggest
that each individual is accountable and responsible for their part. And since
we do not read tomorrow's works like a book, and then execute our day as per
specifications, we live as if we write the book as we live the experience, and
all history is a result of looking back and recording our impressions of what
we remember.
In this essay on Destiny, I do not strive to conquer the
definitions of the word. Nor is my effort to redefine it. What I suggest is a
different way of looking at Destiny that allows us to function in the face of
doubt, and choose with more care, and perhaps find a better reason to excel in
our choices and our efforts. Thus, the confidence behind the concepts of
Hope and Faith are born.
Let's ponder the definitions
of Destiny. The dictionary has a few.
One is: The inevitable or
necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one's
lot.
Another is: A predetermined course of events considered as
something beyond human power or control.
The power or agency thought to
predetermine events: Destiny brought them together.
Something very well
may be inevitable. But I have my doubts that there are no possible human
elements of power and control. So for any events to be separate from the human
element makes little sense. The issue may be whether humans are involved in the
first place. I conclude that there is no Destiny without our involvement.
Otherwise it would not matter, since our consciousnesses would not be present.
So for our purposes, Destiny is for all humans to ponder. As for there being a
power or agency that outlines the results or directs us to them, this also may
be possible. Yet as the random factor of human involvement would suggest, that
power or agency is coordinating a multitude of factors, human and otherwise, in
order to produce the end results. If this is what is actually going on, I find
that more amazing than a random factor of humans producing the preprescribed
outcome of anything in our lives. Yet, if it is what is going on, it deserves
our respect, not our ridicule and disbelief.
Let's talk about one
additional word briefly - Potential. We use this one often, applying it
to people, businesses, scientific studies, etc. The simple fact that there is
such a word that is used so freely and with such wide acceptance is enough for
me to conclude that it is a real consideration in the equations of human
analysis and estimation. Potential is a word that suggests that there is some
power, human or otherwise, that is an unknown factor that we can somehow tap
into, engage, and add to the energy of what already exists in order to change
the course of things, and perhaps add to a greater end result. Without words
such as Potential there may be nothing to strive for, and no greater result to
expect than "whatever will be, will be."
In the last section, Principle
#9 suggests that we may have more influence in our lives and its outcome than
we think we do. I cannot definitively say whether we do or not, but I can
express my beliefs. If the Law Of Cause And Effect holds true, then everything
we do is a result of previous thought, action, energy, motion, etc. Also,
everything we will do is going to be done for reasons possibly beyond our
understanding as individuals. Yet these things that we will do will be a result
of many things set in motion. What we thought and what we did yesterday and
today will have their effect on our future, and more than likely the future of
others as well.
To isolate oneself from the rest of humanity and say
that one's life exists separate from all other forms and people is ludicrous.
It is obvious that relationships of some kind are inevitable. If you are a
hermit and never see another man, you have a relationship to other things,
living and non-living - plants, animals, water, the earth... A solo person is
dependent in its existence on the sun, shade of trees, water to drink, and the
fruits of the earth. Even that existence is having a relationship with things.
There are people in some schools of thought who would argue that a rock has
consciousness. In the example of the hermit there may be no collaboration with
the elements that equates to interacting with people, however there are laws
that establish themselves. Picking a fruit too early and eating it might give
you a stomach ache. Drinking water from a stream with bacteria may make you
sick. The sun may kill you without shade to protect you from it. Yet without
the sun, you may die from freezing. Also, many other elements - the turning of
the earth, the richness of the soil, and the plants that grow - give an
opportunity to nourish oneself. Without things corresponding to each other in
some reasonable and consistent way, there could be no life in the first place.
Man learned how to live within the perameters of his environment, and has
succeeded in flourishing upon this earth.
We are at a stage of
existence that does not have to deal as much with survival. We selectively
choose what extravagances we will add to our lives. Although there are poor
areas of the world and people who still deal with the concept of survival on a
daily basis, a great portion of the world lives in luxury, way above and beyond
basic needs.
Yet there are still conflicts, wars, desention, and a
multitude of other greater and lesser problems that we live with, all reliant
upon communication and relationships. In a personal relationship, deep
seated conditioning from events previous to the two people getting together is
already governing over much of one's thinking, and therefore their actions.
With this in mind, dealing with all relationships, especially ones between
soulmates, must be accompanied by an attitude of patience and understanding. If
they are, they will be cushioned from some of the things that would have
developed into problems because of one or both participants believing something
was personal when it was not. It is hard to function effectively when one
thinks he or she is the problem. Sorting out the difficulty without one or both
people feeling like they are the problem or being accused of something is
seldom easy.
The premise upon which I continue is that mankind was not
meant to live alone. The stories of "Robinson Crusoe" stranded on an island and
on Mars both show that trying to exist by yourself after being brought up in a
world of people can cause craziness to ensue. Without spending any time
debating this issue, I will assume that you might agree enough to continue
reading. I will leave the actual concept of fulfillment possibilities to the
reader. Inevitably, the gender is of little consequence and not critical to my
point. The issue is for each of us is to decide whether to be alone or a
member of a partnership while living your life. I subscribe to these
terms as they relate to personal relationships such as husband and wife, or
boyfriend and girlfriend. Alone is not meant to imply the hermit state of
existence, but a separateness from close personal contact with a special love.
Obviously I am a proponent of partnership.
I am a believer that Destiny
as it concerns humans is an opportunity to become the best part of the picture
that has yet to be painted. We are living the strokes of the artist, whether we
are the artists themselves, or there is some other consciousness that directs
the brushes' movement. The painting will still be the masterpiece that it will,
and we have a freedom to choose what energy we contribute to its creation. I
also believe that it is potentially a part of each individual's Destiny to have
an experience with a soul mate. If a good relationship between two individuals
is achieved, something transforms in both lives of the participants. A
confidence is achieved. Peacefulness is often one of the results. And if
allowed to grow, happiness and fulfillment are possible. Each person grows into
more than what they were without the other. Hence the contribution of the two
people becomes greater than it would have been as contributed by each
individual separately and added to the whole. Thus it follows, if I am right
about this, that partnership and good relationships are a more powerful entity
in the accomplishment of Destiny. It becomes an individual's and also a
couple's decision to determine how they would like to participate in life as it
contributes to this ultimate Destiny. Will you be some form of hermit? Or will
you decide to be a part of the greater good and achievement? Will you join
together with someone who will help you to be more and contribute more than you
could by yourself?
Somewhere in the scheme of life, when abundance meets
a minimal level to allow an individual some reliance on basic needs and
comforts, there is a benevolence that is allowed to grow too. It will be
different for each individual and couple. Some people share what they have
regardless of how little. Some people hoard their possessions and wealth until
there is a huge bank account. Some would give the proverbial "shirts off their
backs." It takes some people the goal of multi-millionaire before the
philanthropic instinct is born. In others, there will never be a philanthropic
attitude toward others. In any case, a common byproduct of acquiring wealth is
to share it. When that stage is realized, a greater reason for one's existence
is also born.
The idea that I am trying to convey is that even if we
are dealing with survival there are opportunities to give and share, even if it
is only in human attention, such as hugs, handshakes, and kind words. We do not
need to be rich to be good to our fellow man. I know for a fact that not all
relationships between men and women are based on income, money, gifts, or
shared luxury. Yours may very well be based on these things. However these are
not prerequisites for having a good relationsip. What can always be shared, and
always be given, is attention and love. And wealth in these areas
is based on attitude, not the possession of things.
At some point in
everyone's life, I believe that the opportunity presents itself to be of
service to others. This could be accomplished by your job. Fitting shoes
properly on feet is a service to humanity. Waiting on tables at a restaurant is
a service to humanity. Building homes serves humanity. Digging ditches serves
humanity. Are there any jobs which do not serve humanity? More than likely,
some, yes. However most forms of employment were developed from human needs.
When the basics of human needs were covered, surely one of the next things to
come was entertainment. People need to laugh, smile, and generally feel good.
Hence, in a fundamental way, almost all forms of employment are involved in
service to humanity. In this service to humanity, whether the job itself
prescribes service, or a person simply executes his or her job with the
attitude of service to fellow man, we are constantly in positions to help other
people. Some would say that there is a big difference to working in a toy
factory and working in a firearms factory. But even the builder of guns could
look at his job as doing something for the purposes of defending his country.
It's all in how you look at it. Once again, intention becomes the key factor,
not the action.
So it boils down to the conceptual nature of the worker.
One must realize that in any position, anywhere and at any time, one might be
of service to others.
There are some people who have the luxury of
inheritance of wealth. These are the few. Yet most of these well-to-do people
give of their time and money to help others. Most of us need to work to survive
and perpetuate the style of living, at whatever level, we are accustomed to.
Sometimes as a part of that work, but very often aside from it, there are
opportunities to pursue activities that focus on the giving of oneself to help
others. I suggest that these activities could be far more meaningful in the
scheme of life than our jobs that give us our traditional paychecks. Sure, it
is important to feed our families, keep them clothed, and provide for their
needs. But it may be of equal importance to spend that offtime helping the
elders at the senior's home, or helping the underprivileged kids at the YMCA,
or lending an ear to the lonely and depressed terminally ill patients at the
hospital. When it comes to human needs, it is hard to measure what our value is
to others.
What I would have people ask themselves is this:
What is most important in my life? Ask yourself this question, and
then consider the following...
If you were given a month to live, what
would you say to your family members? Your wife or husband? Your kids? What
things would you want to complete if you could that would otherwise be left
unfinished? What would you want to do? Where would you want to go? Who would
you want to see? How would you spend the last days of your life?
What
message would you leave for those who would listen that you think was the most
important thing that you learned in your lifetime?
What fundamental
principles of life would you list that you think others should know?
Here is how I would answer some of these questions:
Love
NOW like you only have a month left to live, whether you do or not.
Do
what you love most, and if you can, show someone else how to do it
too.
Tell everyone you love that you love them, each and every day. You
can't overdose on love, but if you could, you'd die happy, fulfilled, and
smiling.
Let the small problems pass without pausing to waste the time
to deal with them, since they are truly a wasted of time.
Strive for
perfection, but don't waste a moment worrying about whether you achieved it.
Spend as much time as you can enjoying your family.
I would tell
my Girls that they are the main legacy of my life, and that I am very proud of
them.
I would tell my Sweetheart and Love that I love her, and that She
is my heart and my soul, and my greatest strength, and I would thank her for
her unmatched love and devotion.
I would thank my Parents for giving me
life and sustaining me through childhood so that I could grow up and have such
amazing experiences and discover something of this wonderful world.
I
would thank my Dad for doing as well as he did to teach me what he thought was
right, and for teaching me how to do the same for others.
I would thank
my Mother for teaching me what peacefulness, patience, and neverending,
unconditional love are.
I would find a place that I could sit with My
Sweetheart and Kids and watch the colorful sunset as many days as I could.
I would spend as many moments as I could asking my Girls what they were
doing and why, so that maybe I could learn one more thing from them before the
day passed.
I would take many breaks in my day to just hug each of My
Girls and My Love and feel their warmth, their breathing, and the strength of
their arms around me.
...and I would thank my life for treating me to
the most wonderful people in the world to share this world as my family.
Well, those are a few of the things I would do if I knew I had only a
month to live.
Long before you get to this stage, how are you handling
your life? Are you waiting for the potential end to summon forth the two-minute
warning time clock of your life to kick in and start this process of closure?
When will you know you have only one month?
Life is a peculiar thing -
we never know how much time we have left. It could be decades, or it could be
tomorrow. Accidents do happen. We read the obituaries and think, "Oh my gosh!
... and he was so young!" Whoever it was that we were reading about may not
have had a month to wrap up his stuff. If it was an accident that took his
life, he had close to zero seconds to contemplate what was important to him,
let alone convey his thoughts and feelings to anyone.
With these things
in mind, should we be waiting? Should we be so engrossed in making more money?
Should we save the "I love you's" for another day? Can we assume that our loved
ones know that they are loved?
Each person must discover his or her own
values. A good look from the perspective of a limited life expectancy is one
way to evaluate the importance of how you are spending your time and efforts.
When you ask the above questions of yourself and come up with some answers, you
just may be close to the primary things - the things that mean the most to you,
and are of greatest importance. When you whittle your concepts down to the bare
minimum and find that you cannot eliminate any more from your list, then you
have the things that you live for.
What I propose is that in the
process of self-analysis we review these things that are important to us. Then
as we define our list of most important things, we revise how it is that we are
treating them. If these things are of most importance, then we should be
devoting a proportionate amount of time to them. If your wife is most important
to you, and she probably should be, then spend the most time with her. If your
kids are of most importance, then spend the most time with them. This is a new
concept for organizing priorities. Perhaps we cannot omit the time that we work
- forty hours a week at a job that has nothing to do with family other than
providing the basic needs and luxuries of life. However, we do what we can, and
some people have given up their business conquests or hobbies or other pastimes
in order to be with the ones they love most. I think that this makes a lot of
sense. What do you think?
When you have narrowed the important things
and aspects of your life down to the chosen few, you now can see what it is
that you live for. All the extracurriculars, side attractions, sideshows,
sidelines, hobbies, incidentals, add-ons, alternates, options, etc., will
become inconsequential relative to your purposes for living. If you want to get
the most out of every minute of your life, focus on the chosen few - the most
important things. Then you may find your purpose.
When you discover this
purpose, something new is born. This happens as a result of clarifying the list
of important things. When you focus on the most important things of your life,
your meaning for living becomes more clear. It becomes your power.
What do I mean by this? I mean that when you discover the most
important things in your life, you have, in a nutshell, the reasons to stay
alive, to strive, to improve, to sustain, to endure, to create, to explore your
potentials, and to love.
Consider this: Suppose you worked at a bank and
there was a holdup. The situation looked just like the movie SWAT at the
opening of the movie. You were one of two people told to stand up. In order to
prove that the robbers were serious, they were going to kill someone and throw
their body in the street.One of the robbers says, "One of you is about to die!"
Then he points the gun at the other person and starts to pull the
trigger...
Would you jump in front of the gun? Would you beg the killer
to take your life as opposed to the other bank employee? Maybe... But what if
that other person was your wife? Now would you jump in front of the gun? Would
you beg the killer to shoot you instead? Chances are great that the idea of
being a hero would not occur to you in either case. However if the gun was
pointed at the one you love most in life, more than likely you would take the
bullet, and gladly. It would probably be automatic, without thinking. Suddenly
your legs would tense, your body would lunge, and it would be over in a second.
That is about how long you would need to analyze the situation and make the
decision to spend your life.
In this scenario, you have only a moment to
discover that your purpose was clear - your wife must live, regardless of your
own welfare. This is the kind of purpose that you could discover when
contemplating the real important things in your life.
If the actions you
take in your life were based on these most important things, how would that
change what you do? Perhaps some things that you do, such as sit at the TV
watching sports, or having beers with the guys on Friday nights, just might not
have as much value as they once did.
So here is what I
recommend: Take life seriously, and live each day to the fullest. Every
single day, think about the ones you love most, and make your daily choices of
action with them in mind. Always consider how the simplest of decisions could
affect your family and closest friends. Discover your power of purpose, and
live life passionately. Maybe after thirty days you will realize the
opportunity of life will allow you many more days, or months, or years to enjoy
this new world and your relationships. Make all your actions based on the
power of purpose!
Last Comments On Your Destiny
Revealed:
Revealing Your Destiny is perhaps the greatest
paradox of all the Cyrano Principles. The reason for this elusivity is quite
basic. Although we cannot know the answer as to what the future holds, we do
have decisions to make that determine how we participate in it. Also,
discovering your Power Of Purpose is one thing, and realizing the effects of
your life are quite another. The impact of your life may end up being measured
on a much more vast scale than you would imagine. The legacy that you leave
behind may have a domino effect, tipping one block of energy upon another - a
chain reaction of consequences. Like ripples in water generated from a small
stone dropped in one area of a pond, there may be the tiniest bit of movement
that touches another bank farther away, out of range of sight. When applying
this theory to thought and actions, what a person thinks and does may have an
effect on others outside the concerns of that person. With this understanding
comes the responsibility to represent with one's life the integrity with which
one lives, each of us a monument to our standards and commitments.
Consider for a moment your impressions of people from the past. The
great prophets, religious leaders, presidents, explorers, scientists,
mathemeticians, artists, writers, philosophers... you might be able to name
quite a few people who have contributed to helping mold the thinking of the
masses. We may not all agree in our analyses of the results of these peoples'
works. The important thing is that vast numbers of people have been affected,
and we who are affected in turn speculate about the works, thinking ,
reasoning, and perhaps raising our consciousness and awareness due to the
knowledge, discoveries, and creations of others. Also, the world is filled with
living people who have performed these works kinds of valuable works, and are
presently in the process of changing the face of our world through the
development of new technology, styles and trends.
In all this grand
accounting, where does the individual fit it? You may consider yourself
insignificant; unimportant; a follower; in your thinking, a nobody. Yet to
someone else you might be, or might become, one of the most important people on
earth. We must consider that although we may not think of ourselves as
significant, we just might have something to offer the world.
As in the
case of Vincent Van Gogh, who was not a popular artist in his day, his
paintings made him world famous as an original trendsetter of impressionistic
art. Today his works are studied by all, and his paintings are next to
priceless.
John F. Kennedy stated in one of his most famous speeches,
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your
country!" I do not cite this quote as a political statement, although it is a
philosophy worth contemplating. I cite it as an acknowledgment that someone no
longer with us, who didn't get to complete his term of office in the sixties,
suggested that we consider giving as opposed to taking. Today these words have
meaning that is still applicable to our lives, and they become part of an
inheritance of wisdom and common sense that Kennedy gave to us.
Martin
Luther King said the words, "I have a dream!" His dream involved an effort by
the humanity around him to transform the world into a place of racial equality.
I add this quote not for the purpose of supporting any specific ideal, although
in this case the words are dedicated to a awesome goal. I add this quote to
show that a dream has become the basis for a movement by millions of people all
influenced by the one man.
...ripples in water...
...changes in
consciousness...
...increased awareness...
We, as individuals, do not
always know how we will affect other people, let alone the entire world.
So must we die before we can determine the value of our existence? Must
decades go by before the impact of what we do has expanded meaning? That is a
distinct possibility for some. Yet this fatalistic outlook is not helpful in
determining how we will live our lives.
Then what must we
do?
We must decide how we will live NOW! We must stand for
something. We must be willing to face the challenges of daily life making
decisions that reflect our inner values and senses of good, bad, right, and
wrong. We must determine our way of life. As we implement the things that we
have discovered and added to our own way, we become monuments to that in which
we believe. If we strive to live this way we may learn one of the most valuable
lessons of life - how to love ourselves - and it all starts there. I have heard
it said that you cannot love others any more than you can love yourself. If
this is so, your own self-worth is a very important thing, indeed. It is a
yardstick for measuring your own ability to love others.
Some people do
not even like themselves. Some live in a world of self-loathing and self-hate.
Even if one's self-image is not this extreme, the feeling of being underserving
is enough to cause anyone to malfunction. As individuals, we must believe that
we are deserving of good things; enjoyable things; of love.
Without
delving deeply into what your psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor might be
helping you deal with, one of my objectives in this section is to encourage you
to love yourself. I know that this may not be an easy task. You might be able
to achieve this by digesting the Cyrano Principles, some self-help books,
meditation, or other ways. It took me over half of my life to get a grip on
this concept for my own benefit. We are all valuable human beings, worthy of
love. And we ALL have something to offer the world. Without having to match the
strides of people in history books, our goals need not be to change the lives
of the masses. We must only be willing to live in accordance with our
convictions and our commitments. We must decide what is important to us and
make these things the reasons for our Power Of Purpose.
...and
we must believe that anything we say or do may have an effect on another
person, whether seen or unseen... ripples in a pond...
We may never
meet the people who will benefit from what we learn today and set as examples
by living what we believe. I have made it sound as though we might be the
hermit I described previously. But most of us do not live in that state of
isolation. Most of us have families, friends, and children. We must realize
that by nature our own kids look to us first for examples of how to live. Our
families and close friends look to us for the same, and we hope that mutual
respect will cause ideas to flow freely between us, and influence the thinking
of everyone, ourselves included.
What is it that we will teach
them?
...we will teach them what we learn best through really
living today, in the here and now.
It is our responsibility,
especially those of us with children, to live well, love well, and show them
how to do the same. If we can do this, we will be happier, and they will be
too.
Destiny is, as I have said, an elusive concept. It may not be
until after we have passed on that the impact of what we discover or achieve
comes to some fruitful end. Our value to the world may not be measured only by
our days upon this earth, but also by the days of ones who live after us and
learn from us.
Will you become the icon of indifference that has no
effect on your own family? Might you become the one everyone avoids because you
make them feel less than and imperfect? Will you live your life finding fault
and criticizing? Or would you have the ones who follow look to you for
guidance, and follow your advice and your model for living, and benefit from
the legacy you leave behind?
Let us not forget that we will continue to
experience living itself as we seek the higher goal of contributing our best to
our world. The reactions and responses to what we generate start immediately,
not after we are gone. So we get to see the smiles on our kids faces when we
make them happy, hug family members and good friends, say the things that will
encourage and enlighten, and receive back the resulting energy from these same
people.
Destiny may be predetermined. But I believe that it is up to me
to determine what I will become. I will not look back on my life and allow it
to be less than it could have been because I did not try with all my strength
and power of will. I will not let my children live with self-doubt and fears
when they could have wisdom, compassion, common sense, and good self-image.
What I suggest is a way of life that allows us to walk with our eyes
and hearts and spirits open. We may not be able to predict our futures or the
values of our existence. But each of us can live the best we can and realize
that we must walk the walk - the paths to our Destinies as they are revealed to
us.
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Principles, and the
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