Masters of our destiny

How many people have a set goal in their life? I mean there are people who just go through life, mechanically like automatons, not knowing its purpose and without any set goals. And then there are people who have certain goal in their life; be it Wealth, Health, Fame, Temporal Knowledge or Wisdom (Knowledge of the Self). It is for each to decide what it is that they seek in life.

Mahatma Gandhi says - find the purpose, the means will follow. Each of us have immense potential in us what is required is the conviction, will power and persistence to bring it forth. If we sincerely believe in ourselves we can achieve anything in life. Instead we see that people either lack self belief, considering themselves worthless or alternatively have a bloated self worth, believing themselves to be superior to others. A good character is the foundation of a great life. Apart from self belief It is essential we cultivate noble qualities such as humility, truthfulness and temperance and avoid negative qualities such as greed, jealousy, anger, arrogance and prurience. Any success that results in arrogance and makes one look down on others is absolutely not worth achieving.

The only obstacle in achieving our goals is our mind. Negative thoughts cloud our mind making us lose our sense of discrimination leading to delusion. It is up to each to chart the course of their lives. We can either accept defeat and lament our fate, or tread fearlessly on our chosen path regardless of the outcome. We are blind to the opportunities that life offers because of our own delusions, and tend to shift blame on circumstances for not being able to make best of it. The choice is entirely ours. We are the masters of our destiny.

If we stop finding excuses for every missed opportunity and instead turn each setback or challenge in life into a stepping stone for achieving our goal, we’ll soon be galloping merrily on the highway to success.

Finally I would like to quote Swami Vivekananda: “Each Soul is Potentially Divine. The goal is to manifest this Divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work or worship or psychic control or philosophy- by one or more all of these - and be free. This is whole of Religion.”