I totally agree with the latter, but disagree with the former. You do have a point to your existence that's out of your control: it's your unique circumstance that you were born into. It's no coincidence, you, the time peroid and environment in which were born, your parents, the whole mystery and totality of your entire being is playing a unique role in process of evolution. You are leading a unique path on the forefront of evolution. You are blessed with an awareness and consciousness that has surpassed those of previous generations. You are right, destiny is not predetermined. Our goal is to spread our own truths right or wrong to expedite our travel down the road to greater awareness and understanding regardless of our attachments to outcome. Just until recently I realized not only do we choose our own destiny, but we also choose how we feel or give value and meaning to things that ultimately mean nothing. Once we are able to give up our excesses and decide to choose to love ourselves and others, we might be able to change our relation to the problems that will always exist in a positive way. Happiness does not come from external sources; conditional happiness does. My goal is to extend my higherselves' arm to the rest of those to hear my unique truth so that I may hear theirs and revise mine along the way toward a greater understanding. There are deeper ways of being and every moment of our lives has much greater far reaching consequences than we think. The means truly do justify the end in a world that is built to respond to our consciounesses.
What? That has absolutely fuck all to do with souls.
I think you're glorifying this a wee bit too much, bro. The reason i am who i am, and not someone else, is because yes, i was born at that exact moment and have been brought up in the environment i have, and i have the friends, parents, and the influences ive had throughout my life. And thats all. Thats why i am who i am. This isn't "destiny" or a "soul", it's merely the sum of genome + environment.
And i think the last statement from you really proves just how a twisted, self-centred fantasy view of life you have.
I disagree with it.
Our consciousness has adapted to respond to the world around us, not the other way around.
I love the way you talk about this as if you know that your views are correct, when all it boils down to is belief.
Frankly, i don't really care what you or others here think about life, you have just as much right as any to think whatever you like.
But i think some things needs to be cleared up: If i'm presented with the proof that there is a soul, that i have a destiny and that there is a god/stars that guide me, i'll adjust to it, adapt and try to understand it. I'll try the proof scientifically for all its worth, but if it holds water, i have no problem accepting it.
While you on the other hand, seem reluctant to even think about the idea that there might NOT be such the case, and you're almost not even willing to consider it.
Yet i'm the one being told i need to be open-minded?
This latter part isn't directed as much at you Noble_Viking, it's more towards the general thread.
tl;dr: lolololo life'nshit
