2007-01-04 11:29:03 · 8 answers · asked by solitaire 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
We are given to work with many things (race, culture, economical standpoint in society), but we chose our own standing in life.
2007-01-04 11:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by gilbert 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's not one scintella of evidence of a pre-ordained plan. What makes a person stand out anyway?
Greatness may last a thousand years for a few and eternally for none. On the scale of earthly time, individual lives are but mere blinks of an eye. We're born, we live, we die and then you're not heard from ever again. There might be a tombstone or family tree made with your name on it, but eventually the tombstone weathers from age and who knows what media your family tree will be used. All the memories and accomplishments will be totally forgotten, unless you're a Hitler or Alexander the Great type person.
In a thousand years, your bones will be dust and no other trace of your existence will be seen, unless, of course you become fossilized for some reason, but even then, after thousands of years more, that will be disintegrated into dust. We influence the lives of our children and others, but they too will eventually die. So what's the point of living?
In astronomical terms, the Earth will eventually succumb to the supernova of our Sun, it's an astonomically certainty the earth will be burned to a crisp.
So does death render our lives meaningless. If we were immortal, that would be the ultimate in boredom, repetition, day after day, of doing the same thing for thousands of years (hundreds may be OK, but nothing beyond that)....but i digress, back to your question.
It all boils down to how creative we can be in the short period of time we have on this earth....Our activities need to be worthwhile for their own sake, not because they fulfill some supernatural transcendental purpose....LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST DAMNIT, YOU WON'T GET A SECOND CHANCE!!!
2007-01-04 11:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. One must make their own destiny. If someone seems to unwittingly fall into the hands of destiny, it's because someone or something else had more to do with it.
2007-01-04 11:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by filia_san 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes every one comes with his own destiny due to which the life pattern of every individual is different.There may be similarities in profession etc but it will never be identical.This varying pattern can be seen in the birth horoscope very easily.
2007-01-04 11:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that yes there is something out there that each of is best for or is meant to do, but it is up to us to find our place, and it isn't like fate that no matter what we do it's going to happen; if we find our "calling"/"destiny"/"place"/whatever than good for you, you did it, but not everybody does, and not everybody wants to...
2007-01-04 12:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by lemonlimeemt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There's no evidence of any kind that anything in anyone's life is pre-destined to happen.
Your life is what you make of it, nothing more or less.
2007-01-04 11:36:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to beleive so, but there are people who don't do a thing on this planet and just sit there, their whole lives so I doubt it.
2007-01-04 11:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by Snapple Monkey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like to think we make our own future, but that is for you to decide, no one can decide for you the way you see your future.
2007-01-04 11:31:08 · answer #8 · answered by Xas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋