'Even if you chose to do nothing, life will still happen to you,' - I'm paraphrasing there because I can't remember exactly how it goes. I can't even remember who said it, or where I read it in the first place, but the fact remains, I find that a really comforting thought.
It's not usually my style to leave life to chance and take a step back from action. I'm usually the first to berate myself for not putting enough effort into a situation, for not making things happen fast enough. But I find it a reassuring to know that not everything is down to me. That even with all the will in the world, things might not go as expected. Besides, how boring would that be?
Do you believe in fate? It usually seems to be a nice idea used to cushion the blow. 'It's ok, you weren't supposed to get that job, because the perfect position is just around the corner'. You get a lot of pre-ordained talk concerning relationships in particular, 'Mr Right is out there, just you wait and see!' People seem to be all for the idea of a pre-determined plot when shit hits the fan or when life feels a little hopeless.
That's always seemed a bit weak to me.
Pick a side - do you like to think life has already been written or are you your own author?
But I'm just as guilty of this whole selective reasoning. I like to think that my successes are down to hard work, but that some kind of destiny strings the whole thing together. I don't really know how else to explain certain seemingly random happenings. I'm talking about the kind of things that seem to happen without warning, the land-mines that make such a lasting impact, the events you can never predict.
I'd say there's a lot of my life that I didn't anticipate. This post is sparked by this strange feeling of shape shifting I've had recently. So much has changed over the past couple of years. I'd say it's all been change for the better, I am happy with the direction I'm facing and I think the future looks good. But....ah it's tricky to explain.
If there is a story already written out there, I'd like to take a sneaky peak at the next couple of chapters.
