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13th January 2012
Search for Destiny V: Dreams do come true
Humans dream - that’s one of the things that set us apart from other animals. We aspire to be great, or go somewhere wonderful, or do something amazing. Then we age, we experience setbacks, we become jaded, we give up, and resign ourselves to living a life deemed worthy by others. That’s all fine… except when we are not truly happy.
That’s how I was before until… I decided not to be.
Now, there’s nothing wrong with living a life that is socially accepted and endorsed by others. If one is completely happy, that is wonderful. The problem is that many people think there is no other way around it – they must live this way because they can’t achieve their dreams. This article really says something about having faith in yourself and your own wisdom. There’s a saying in Chinese “三歲定八十” (how you are when you are 80 is already determined by the time you are three). While that may sound a bit bleak, take heart – it does not mean that your life is set in stone before you have conscious memory of who you are. It just means that your fundamental personality is usually set when you’re still very young. Though that does not mean you cannot change it with events that happen in your life. It means that when you’re really young, you have more clarity to see what you truly want, before all the worldly conventions change your mind.
Looking back to the articles that I wrote when I first started this blog, back to when I haven’t found my way (and the ups and downs of nomadic life), it’s rather a huge change compared to now, something that many of my closest and longest friends have noticed as well. This is the final installment of the Finding Destiny Series, because I have found my Destiny: The Teacher and Mediator. Hereon I am going to write a series about lessons I have learned in life and explain them through my personal experiences. And the journey continues.
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