Do you believe in destiny?

Do you believe in destiny?

  • My destiny is fixed. I can't change it.

    Votes: 10 33.3%
  • WTF is destiny?

    Votes: 16 53.3%
  • I fear to talk about it.

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • Total voters
    30
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supernova

Mr. S Nova
Destiny or not.. I believe in slightly modified 90:10 rule.
tht 90% of the time your action influence your future and 10% is the fate.
e.g some natural calamity, riots, or even a simple thing like train delay, flight delay happens. this you cannot control and are not even remotely related to you. However, they will affect your life such being late for a meeting or not able to reach some important place. These are 10% controllers in your life.

But major controllers are in our hand.. they way we react in a situation affects the future events to follow. How you perform in a job interview, how you react to your friends mistake, how you react if someone bangs your car... such type of events will majorly define your future series of events.
 

freakitude

Journeyman
I totally believe in desting. Everything that happens in our lives, happen for a cause. There is an entity that causes events to happen

Two books that i read that changed the way i think about these things:-
Alchemist & Many Lives ,Many Masters
 
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gaurav21r

Journeyman
"It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny."
-Jean Nidetch

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

-William Jennings

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

-William Shakespeare
 
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Sourabh

Laptoping
Gaurav: What are you trying to suggest? those dont converge to one point of view, so they seem pretty much in general. Quotes just look nice on paper when quoted. As they say -Wise men make proverbs, fools quote and repeat them.
 

piyush gupta

Cyborg Agent
For Me Destiny Is What Lord Krishana Said In Geeta

"karam Kiye Ja Fal Ki Icha Na Kar"

Just Do What U Wanna To Do Don't Expect Anything
 

gaurav21r

Journeyman
@Sourabh: Dude i think they DO converge to one point, c'mon. The main point in the first two being that its our choices that shape our destiny.

Similarly the third one also implies that destiny is because of our actions and that it is not fixed, written somewhere. Our actions, our choices in life determine our destiny.

I just thought giving a few quotes might present my views on this topic a lil more readable and express them better. Now that makes me a Fool ?!!???
 

Sourabh

Laptoping
I misread the second one. No offence, do not take the proverb literally. I just played around with the quote to suggest the very thing you are saying - quoting and repeating a proverb doesnt mean much. It is your actions and choices that determine your destiny in life ( your point of view)

Destiny means different things to different people. Your understanding and belief about it doesnt exactly match with mine - which is what we are discussing isn't it?

Again, it doesn't make you a fool. A few lines explaining them and putting your thoughts in words would make things more clear. What say?
 

wizrulz

GUNNING DOWN TEAMS
SUCCESS IS BY HARDWORK AND FAILURE BY DESTINY :)

Now for those who do not belive in destiny.......just answer these

1. Those who die in blasts, earthquakes, accidents(not due to there mistake)...they r at that place because of they control there life or DESTINY?
2. Few miss the flight and that crashes...then what is that they knew it before hand or DESTINY?

There r so many instances..everthing in our life cannot be controlled by us. Else we would have had solution for everything...isnt it?
Somethings happen in our life...irrespective of our actions.....and thats DESTINY....
 

gaurav21r

Journeyman
@Sourabh: Yea i understand ur pt of view. Many ppl share my pt of view and they have posted the same. So instead of another long essay of My views on Destiny i thought it would be simpler and more interesting to post a few quotes.

@wizrulz: Beg to differ. Your title doesn't really go with what u've written. Yes there may be something called 'destiny' but im a strong believer in the Karmic theory. You know, whatever u give to this world comes back many times multiplied...

Its not really about 'controlling' your life. Moreof what you can get out of your life. Eg. Gandhiji's destiny was not getting assassinated but his destiny was to become The Mahatma, The Father of the Nation. This was so becoz of his choices/actions, more specifically giving up his practise in SA and returning to India.

--Egs inspired by Gandhigiri ;)
 

wizrulz

GUNNING DOWN TEAMS
^^^^^^^^^^
Everything in life is not due to our actions. What i have given as heading is actually for students....;).....student can just study(esp degree/professional course students) result is just not under there control.
Y ai also believe in KARMA.....but then can anyone explain ...how some r born with silver spoon in mouth(born rich) and some in poorer family......thats has to be destiny, isnt it..or in other words KARMA of previous life ......
 

tuxfan

Technomancer
All people participating in this discussion are desitined to waste their time in this thread? Or is it in their hands not to do so? :lol:
 

mediator

Technomancer
Oh man!

wizrulz said:
1. Those who die in blasts, earthquakes, accidents(not due to there mistake)...they r at that place because of they control there life or DESTINY?

See dude, u shud first distinguish between birth and death! And what prevails in between is ur life! Birth!=Death!=Life. RIght? How do u define life? So if u think correctly u'll find u have full control over ur life, but no control over ur death and birth! The ppl who died had control over their life, they cud do whateva they wanted and achieved products accordingly. But I wud say they were more of bad-lucked that they met death there!
Neways the examples u gave also includes heroes who died saving others. Now what will u say for them? Will u say they were destined to die?

wizrulz said:
2. Few miss the flight and that crashes...then what is that they knew it before hand or DESTINY?
If they died, then what about it? They were just bad-lucked!

wizrulz said:
There r so many instances..everthing in our life cannot be controlled by us. Else we would have had solution for everything...isnt it?
Well I disagree, nobody can control his birth or death. But u can always control ur life! Well if u wanna take it Gods level, then according to Hindu Mythoogy there are 3 gods : Brahma(creator), Vishnu(preserver) and Shiva(destructor). Just like that u have birth,life,death!

wizrulz said:
Somethings happen in our life...irrespective of our actions.....and thats DESTINY....
Nope, that ur luck!

There's a famous story that a man believed in destiny in ur definitions so much that he believed whateva gonna happen shall happen! Now there's was a flood in his city. He prayed to god to save him! A boat came and offered help, but he refused thinking god will come and save him. Then a helicopter cam and offered help, but he refused again thinking god will come and save him and eventually drowned! What do make of this story? Was the man destined to die as u say?

wizrulz said:
What i have given as heading is actually for students.........student can just study(esp degree/professional course students) result is just not under there control.
But remember hardwork always pays! Everybody knows how good or bad they performed.

wizrulz said:
but then can anyone explain ...how some r born with silver spoon in mouth(born rich) and some in poorer family......thats has to be destiny, isnt it..or in other words KARMA of previous life ......
Now thats what most religions say that the deeds of ur present life does govern ur next life! But again what it has to do with destiny in ur terms? Will u say they were destined to be born in rich families?? So u see in otherwords this example of urs directly says that destiny is controlled by deeds and KARMA and whateva u do in life! If u work correctly,cleverly then u'll be destined to achieve satisfaction in ur life and u may be born rich in next life.
This example of urs is similar to a hardworking student! If he does hardwork and tops, will u say he was destined to top in ur terms? Neways in my terms yea he was destined to top! Ur definition of destination matches the universal definition of luck!
So in mah defintion, the child with (silver spoon) was destined to be born in rich family because of his deeds! He was not lucky in any case! Neways that rich child may ruin his life by not doing anything and becoming a destiny believer instead of being karma believer!

Neways we shudn't be discussing on topic like next birth on which we don't have any practical knowledge !! Dont u think so?

tuxfan said:
All people participating in this discussion are desitined to waste their time in this thread? Or is it in their hands not to do so?
:D Its in mah hand! Neways was getting bored and joined coz there's no better topic in FIGHT CLUB these days!
 

tuxfan

Technomancer
So if you were destined not to waste time here, there would have been better threads here.

Alternatively, if you decide to do something more constructive instead of looking for threads in fight club, you won't waste your time here.

Here's a suggestion, especially for you mediator. ;) Use your time and learn how to layout web-pages *without* frames and tables. :D

Anyway, let ME not waste any more time on this thread :))
 

gaurav21r

Journeyman
@mediator: Well said...couldn't agree with u more..

@tuxfan: "All people participating in this discussion are desitined to waste their time in this thread? Or is it in their hands not to do so?" HAha nice pun.
Anyway...its nice 2 see some non-tech threads also gettin attention.
 

mediator

Technomancer
tuxfan said:
Here's a suggestion, especially for you mediator. Use your time and learn how to layout web-pages *without* frames and tables.
I will, coz becoz of mah deeeeds and the work I have opt for, involves the use of php and website designing. So becoz mah KARMA I'm destined to learn layout web pages "without" frames etc. :D :D!
 
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