What is destiny? Do we find it or it finds us?
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It is a false belief.  To prove this, imagine a man wakes up every morning and takes a revolver pistol to his head and spins the barrel with only one bullet in it.  Every morning he spins the barrel and pulls the trigger.  If the gun does NOT fire, it's not his time to die (destiny).  If the gun does fire, he will die (destiny).\n\nNO, THAT'S JUST PLANE STUPID.\n\nLife is what we make it.  If I were destined to be a million air why should I work for it?  It will come on it's own.  NO?  NO ! ! !  If I don't get up and provide for myself I will die.  I will die because of my own slothfulness and NOT due to destiny.\n\nDon't wait for things to happen.  Make them happen.
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Sounds suspiciously like a homework question...but here goes anyway...\n\nManifest Destiny is a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States had a divinely inspired mission to expand, spreading its form of democracy and freedom. Originally a political catch phrase of the nineteenth century, Manifest Destiny eventually became a standard historical term, often used as a synonym for the territorial expansion of the United States across North America towards the Pacific Ocean.\n\nManifest Destiny was always a general idea rather than a specific policy. In addition to expansionism, the term also encompassed notions of American exceptionalism, Romantic nationalism, and a belief in the natural superiority of what was then called the "Anglo-Saxon race". While many writers focus primarily upon American expansionism when discussing Manifest Destiny, others see in the term a broader expression of a belief in America's "mission" in the world, which has meant different things to different people over the years. This variety of possible meanings was summed up by Ernest Lee Tuveson, who wrote: "A vast complex of ideas, policies, and actions is comprehended under the phrase 'Manifest Destiny.' They are not, as we should expect, all compatible, nor do they come from any one source.\n\nExamples\n\nThis era, from the end of the War of 1812 to the beginning of the American Civil War, has been called the "Age of Manifest Destiny". During this time, the United States expanded to the Pacific Ocean—"from sea to shining sea"—largely defining the borders of the continental United States as they are today. \n\nManifest Destiny played a role in U.S. relations with British North America (later Canada) to the north, but was more consequential with regards to Mexico and the outbreak of the Mexican-American War. The pervasive racialism of Manifest Destiny had serious consequences for American Indians.
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Yes i belive\n\nFrom my point of view karma is not related to destiny ... is more a reaction/interpretation of our self-conscince. Each person is his own judge and excutioner in the same time.\n Let's supose you are doing a good/nice thing (giving one dollar to a beggar) : you are feeling happy "for me is not big deal but maybe for him can be something" and gain a positve mood. That mood can help you ignore smaller miseryes of life and let you pass them without observe them or diminuate their influence over you.\nLet's say you hit a man in night with the car and you run from the scene without even looking back. Your conscience will torment you : did that man died ? he survived but crippled for ever? will the police will find you ? You begin to be consumed by your own fears, you cannnot sleep well at night, you are tired during the day,  you cannot focus at your work, your boss starts arguing with you for that etc ...and therfore "karma" is paying back even if the police will never find you :)
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why are you looking for us?
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You always find things in the last place you look.\n\nGo to the last place you would look for anything and there it will be.
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We do not control our destiny... but we can if we really want to!\n\n\nThe destiny of a human being is fixed or variable. Can the control of destiny be exercised by one! Is it possible for a normal human being to take complete control of his destiny? Is it possible to manifest destiny?\n\nYes! It is possible to manifest destiny if you are able to understand the crux of life. The destiny of every human being rests with one. It is like a chest of gold the key of which is not immediately made available to us. Only having passed certain standards in life would the key become available to us?\n\nTo be able to manifest our own destiny there are some requisites fulfilling which one shall be able to manifest his own destiny? The moment one enters the domain of human life... the highest manifest stage in the cosmic life... one can reach the stage of enlightenment and finally salvation. Before that we need to take control of our destiny in totality. How?\n\n\nBefore we indulge further in the matter of destiny... we need to understand the reality of life!\n\nThe garb of a human being has been taken by our soul atman within. It is not vice versa. It is not within the competence of a body to inherit a soul atman within. That is just not possible. Our soul atman within has taken the body to purify itself of all the impurities contained within. Unless and until our soul atman is devoid of all the dross within... it can never become enlightened and gain salvation.\n\nThe goal of life belongs to our soul atman within. The body only does its bidding! It is only when the body sublimates itself entirely at the disposal of the atman soul within... can the body manifest destiny. The ego of the body has to be merged with the larger ego... the ego of God Almighty. Unless the body completely surrenders its ego and merges with the larger whole... the body can never manifest destiny.\n\n\nHaving realized the truth of life... submerging our ego with that of Almighty God... one does manifest destiny for ever. It is at this point our soul atman becomes governing. The ego of a human being having merged completely with the desires of the soul atman within... the soul atman becomes free to reach its goal at the earliest. More here- http://www.godrealized.com/destiny.html
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no its discovery and free will to explore life and beliefs
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destiny is something that was predetermined to happen- it was destined to occur.\n\nluck happens completely by chance, possibly for no reason whatsoever.\n\nfortune is something you derive at by making it happen; it is an effect of a good deed, etc.
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There is a possibility, destiny is a complicated thing. Believe it or not, it's a part of science! So i believe it can.
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I could answer this 2 ways. \nGod is really the master, but He does give me free will so I can choose which way to go.  So in one sense i am also the master of my destiny.
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I believe that fate sets certain requirements for our life; specific lessons and goals we must learn and complete. How and when we learn or complete them are not predetermined, and the path we take is shaped by our decisions and actions. The lessons and goals themselves, however, must be completed before we die. I believe death is inevitable also, but how and when we die is also determined by what we as individuals do. In other words, our path is not set, but our milestones are.
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A thought I always ponder, not necessarily ' the meaning', but the destiny or the plan...\n\nMaybe we were a plan of the universe from the moment of its' creation in order to thwart its' inevitable demise billions of years from now.  The universe 'knew' it was going to create conditions likely for intelligent life to form in hopes that one day that  life created would come to grips with the workings of universe and space to the point that it wolud figure out a way for it to exist forever.\n\nTherefore the meaning of an individuals life is to add to the progression of society in anyway.  In other words, do what you like to do that contributes.  It could be something as trivial as smiling at everyone you meet.
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It doesn't say Thou shalt not FIND! You found it.
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You don't find it, it finds you.
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All about Destiny's Child:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny's_Child
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The question is:\nHow do they find you?
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I appreciate the level of thought you put into this question and I will give you my "opinion" rather than assume to have an answer. Maybe it's more telling to ask the question, "why do we lose sight of what we want?" or "why do we give up on ourselves and our dreams?". Additionally, we should ask the question(s) "why is someone else so influential in a decision that affects my hapiness and sense of purpose?" and "do I value my own opinion as much as others?".\nIf you believe that you are born of light, love and God (or whoever your higher power is) then you will reach a state of enlightenment that may lead you to discover that life choices in the past may not be exactly suitable for you now. DON'T IGNORE THOSE DISCOVERIES!! It's easier to stay with the comfortable, known past instead of facing an exciting, but uncertain future...NOTHING CAN KEEP YOU FROM YOUR DESTINY!! Live your life, simply letting love lead the way and faith to light your path. YOU ARE PERFECT!! If that bothers you, too bad! You are born of light, love, God and nature. We are all ONE, part of each other and God...that makes us all the same, and PERFECT. Like nature, we all have unpredictable elements...when you cheat yourself of hapiness, you're cheating me too. You might consider any change in life a new state of awareness and enlightenment. This works for me as I face my physical death from cancer...each change is exciting and I look forward to it.\nPeace\nMark\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/mrknstktn