Do you write your own Destiny?

By
Men have always been and will be a strange bunch of creatures, who question more than they answer. But, they call Life as one. "Why are we here? What is our role? What is our destiny? Is it written? ". All age old questions, men believe, life has asked them. In reality, it is the other way around. Men ask these questions at their lives and make it complicated. I prefer answering over questioning. Here is one such attempt.

Destination and Destiny are two interchangeably used words, which never means the same. Both are ultimate Goals, but they differ in one aspect. Destination is where you wanna go and destiny is where you will. Men, in their lives, have many destinations, which keeps changing time to time. to become success, famous, to earn heaps of money, to do service, are all high destinations. Men can choose any of them, based on their interests. They also have the freedom to choose, their routes to their destinations. Every destination has different routes as well choices.

But, how about destiny? Do we have choices or routes? Destiny is nothing but the final destination. In most of the cases, an undesired one. DEATH. The debt every man has to pay. You can be a success or a failure, you can be rich or poor, but, you will have to die for sure. Now, can we choose our destiny? Can we write on how or when we are gonna die? We know our destiny, but we cannot write it. We can just aid it happen. It is written ! No, not by an invisible man, sitting over the clouds.But by our mother Nature. She has designed every living being so.

So, Life is very simple. Be born, live and let others live and give way to others. Life never asked us any question and it never will. Only we do. And Unfortunately, life never answers too. It leaves that to us. So don;'t ask many questions and get life complicated. Live your own way and be happy. You cannot decide when you wanna die.

But, keep in mind that, only destiny is written, not destinations. You can decide on your destinations. Choose your destinations, that will take you somewhere. You may question me now, "Whatever you have written is simple and i know them already. What is the purpose of these 250 words?" Very well then. Few men have already started answering. My job will be easier.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The ninety-four shades of E.V. Ramasamy "Periyar" Naidu

By
You have to know me as a person before you read this article. This is not history, but a perspective and it is absolutely necessary to know the relevant details about the writer before reading their perspectives.  I'm not a Brahmin. I was born into the Nadar caste, which was suppressed by the then upper castes in the colonial era and liberated later. However, I do not consider myself a part of that caste anymore. Under the cover of building an identity and a sense of community, organised castes have developed only hatred towards other castes and I do not belong there. Though I'm an atheist and though I do not practice/preach religious rituals, my spiritual(not religious) beliefs are rooted in the philosophy of Tamils, most of which modern-day Hinduism has encapsulated. So, I'm part atheist, part Hindu (rather a strange combination). I love Tamil immensely. I will do anything to promote her, but I will not impose her on a non-Tamil speaker. I believe in freedom, equality a
Read more

Forbidden history: V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

By
Image
The world has seen many entrepreneurs who run businesses to be successful and wealthy, but Tamil Nadu produced a man who turned an entrepreneur to fight the might of the British and to prove them that India can stand up on its own legs. In this venture of his, he lost all his wealth and led a life of sacrifice so that we can breath freedom.  Chapter 1: Early years V.O. Chidambaram Pillai (VOC) was born on September 5, 1872 in Ottapidaram (the same place where Veerapandiya Kattabomman's memorial fort is). He was the eldest son of Olaganathan Pillai, an eminent lawyer and Parvathi ammal. He did his schooling in Ottapidaram, Thoothukudi(Tuticorin) and Thirunelveli, learnt English from a Taluk officer, and read Ramayana and Mahabharatha with his  grandparents. After finishing his schooling, he was employed as a clerk in the Thoothukudi Taluk office briefly before he went to Thiruchi to study law. He graduated in 1894 and a year later, returned to  Ottapidaram to practice law. 
Read more

Forbidden history: Vanchinathan, the young freedom fighter

By
Image
Indian historians have always had selective memory. To them, the four cities of Shahjahanabad(Delhi), Mumbaai(Mumbai), Mahishur(Mysore) and Kalikata(Kolkata) form the boundaries of the country. Many a men have lost their place in Indian history due to this geopolitical blindness. One such man is Vanchinathan.  Personal life: Vanchinathan was born into a Brahmin family in 1886 in the southernmost corner of the country. Sengottai, the town in which he was born, literally means 'Red fort' in English, but this one is not celebrated as the other one in the northern corner of the country. As a child, it is said, Vanchinathan was polite and unassuming, almost shy. He also seems to have been studious, graduating with a B.A. from Moolam Thirunal Maharaja College in Thiruvananthapuram and a M.A from Baroda university. While he was in college, he married Ponnammal with whom he fathered a daughter. After college, he was offered a clerkship in Travancore forest department which he happil
Read more