Saturday, December 22, 2007

Correcting a contradiction

Re-reading comments from the post on 'Nothing to Do, Nowhere to Go', I see that I contradicted myself on the subject of destiny. Let me try to clarify.

I don't believe in destiny in the sense of it being some sort of higher purpose to which we are called by a thinking, sentient supreme being or the Force or whatever you want to call it.

I believe that there is a basic flow to nature – part of what is sometimes called the Tao – which we eventually follow, whether we want to or not. That is the only destiny we have. It is more productive, in my opinion, to live one's life in harmony with that flow than to try to work against it.

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