I come from a traditional family. When I was born, they got a horoscope made for me. Now I know astrology has been proved to be a pseudo-science and it’s kind of silly to put much weight in it but after a few times it comes true, you do start to wonder what if…
Anyway, one day I gave in to the curiosity and came back scarred for life. Everything written in there was absolutely awful. Terrified, I called and mailed and went to a million astrologers, tarot readers, and fortune-tellers all of whom told me different things, some pleasant and some unpleasant. Yet, the fear would not go away. No matter how many times I was told those things wouldn’t happen, I was anxious. I still am. I lived my life waiting for the other shoe to drop, for all those bad things to happen. Forget caution, I became paranoid to an extent where I think I enabled those bad things.
I am not saying planets and their position do not have an impact on us. Maybe they do, they are large celestial bodies with forces that control our lives. Gravity, temperature, and so much more. Yet that’s the thing right. No one is scared of gravity, no one complains about it. If my destiny is going to happen, what am I going to do being scared of it? It’ll happen either-way. Except if I accept it and learn to work with it I might just find it within me to change it.
If my destiny says I will lose out on career because of money, I learn better management right? Because if there’s one thing Greek Tragedies have taught one, one cannot run from destiny, it’s more often than not a self-fulfiling prophecy. In trying to avoid it, we bring it about.
And Harry Potter me one thing, destiny only controls me if I allow it to. If I can defy gravity, then what’s saying I cannot defy destiny. If I think it brings me happiness and will do so in the future, maybe it worth defying destiny for. It might end badly but it’s guaranteed to end badly if I don’t try.
I am sick of playing safe in life and letting fear make my choices for me. I will not be reckless because no, I owe care to myself, but I will also not be averse to risk. Sometimes, one has to take a leap of faith.
So here’s my piece of shitty life advice today. Be cautious. Think if you can handle the consequences of your decision? Then don’t let fear stop you. The worst thing is that you’ll fail. But hey, if you don’t try, you’ll fail anyway. Give it a chance, if it doesn’t work out, you are free to walk away. Life doesn’t stop because you made a mistake. It just gets tougher.
So here’s my saying- I am not letting fear make my choices for me. I am standing up to destiny. I hope you join me. The world’s ending anyway.
