This blog I think is an extention of an earlier written one. As I've been too lazy to go and find...I will just write about it again. I think. The idea for this blog came from a recent movie I saw that starred George Clooney called, "men who stare at goats"
he says in it...
“Your life is like a river. If you’re aiming for a goal that isn't your destiny, you will always be swimming against the current. Young Gandhi wants to be a stock car racer? Not gonna happen. Little Anne Frank wants to be a high school teacher? Tough Anne. That's not your destiny. But you will go on to move the hearts and minds of millions. Find out what your destiny is and the river will carry you. Sometimes events in life give an individual clues as to where their destiny lies."
What does this mean? It means that not everyone that aims to be a actor is going to get it. Well duh! Now..they may work their butts off...they may do some small roles here and there...but perhaps their destiny was not in the stars to be an actor. The fact is that as you live your life, you will slowly begin to find your destiny...your drive and what you are meant to do. Listen to the world telling you where to go.
I have a friend that recently told me that he has a general grumpiness and loss of hope in people...then a day later he finds an article on yahoo that says that Accountants are the #1 job for people that don't like people- which is what he does!
Think about it. Have you ever felt that you don't belong where you are? This is a tough question...it forces you to consider the signs of the world that speak to you...but more, it forces you to almost let go of your goals and dreams...I'm not saying go and quit your jobs...and I'm not saying to throw it all away...I'm simply saying that you should always consider where you are...who you are and what you are doing.
If you have a hankering to act and can see nothing else but that...I would ask about your obsession and in turn what is your obsession holding you back from? Sometimes we get soooooo obsessed and STUCK with a thought, that no other light can come in. If you are that stuck and focused...consider how you are also blinded by it.
Not everyone will be an actor....but instead of fighting against the current...find something that the world wants you to. Go into the calling...flow with the river...not against it.
When you are willing to give into the calling of the world...it will reward you with millions calling back to you...you will find yourself brighter...open...responsive...alive and truly happy.
Consider this...if you are only into acting...yet everywhere you look...you see ballet shoes...pink tights...advertisements for dancing shows...broadway musicals...this is the world giving you a symbol...a calling almost...perhaps you should consider stripping. :)
One could also consider whatever it is they are doing or want to do as their "destiny"
ReplyDeleteif you are unhappy with your current life or life's direction... you tell yourself it is your destiny to do something else
and if you are happy with what you do and who you are, you tell yourself yo are fulfilling your destiny
How do you know you really are seeing those signs and not conveniently imagining them? If you're torn between two very different paths in life, how are you supposed to be sure of which one is right for you when there are very many pros and cons for each one? If you follow your heart, your heart isn't always logical, so how can you be sure you made the right decision if you followed your heart?
ReplyDeleteI believe in destiny, but I also believe in hard work and perserverance. I don't believe you can just sit on your butt and destiny will come knocking at your door. If you want something you have to go get it, you can't just wait. If you are destined to be a doctor and don't take the MCAT and don't apply, you will not become a doctor. Your talent can be wasted and will be wasted because you didn't put in the work.
ReplyDeleteSo I ask you Psych: Do you believe destinies can change? Or do people have multiple destinies? and the choices we make decide which destiny become reality? How does the power of decision making coming to play with destiny?