It is true that we do have some influence to make some choices along our path. But, we all do still find ourselves in any given moment with limited options if we want to find what we need. It reminds me of the movie Serendipity, which I have seen many times. In one scene, Jonathan is questioning Sara about her belief in destiny, asking if we have no choice in it at all. She says..
"No, I think we make our own decisions.
I just think that fate sends us little signs,
and it's how we read the signs that determinas whether we're happy or not."
I think that is a little too absolute, as I do believe that there are different paths that can lead to happiness, but it is true that in any given situation, we can choose to make decisions and do actions that are beneficial to us or worse for us.
HOWEVER, those choices that led you to where you make the decision are often influenced by other circumstances and decisions of us or othes, and decisions by others and circumstances will close doors and lead to others. And, personality types and desires and locations of children and more will influence the other decisions that follow.
Yet, I do not want this to be seen as an entirely negative thing. There is a beauty to it. It's science. We try things and places and people and more. Things harmonize or they don't. Social environments appear, and then they leave. Some remain, and others appear. And, we keep testing all of our lives, and that is what leads us and guides us in our decisions.
So, I don't have all the answers for my life, primarily because for the largest part of the chapters I am not holding the pen. But, I do want to play an active part in it, and I look forward to what I may discover in the next one I begin.
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