A very common question keeps coming up in discussions – “ DO
we have free will or is it all destiny?”
In my view or understanding, destiny gives us certain
situation and what we do in those circumstances is our free will.
Let’s take an example wherein two people lose their legs in a
very tragic accident… one person gets into the victim mode, wallows in self-
pity, curses destiny, higher power, stays depressed and turns into a center of
negativity. The other person feels as horrible, but finally accepts that this
is what life has offered and I have to make the best out of what I have. He
starts working on researching and finding the best possible prosthetic limb, get’s
into rigorous physiotherapy, finds the companies where he can be properly
employed and leads as normal a life as possible.
Now some people who believe in destiny alone, will argue that
it was the destiny of one to be unhappy and the destiny of the other to be able
to overcome these circumstances. Though, my view is that how you react to a
situation is guided by free will. There can be couples who are unable to have a
child and become a emotional wreck, whereas some others may adopt, get involved
with well-being of kids through institutions, get a pet, or take it as an
opportunity to travel the world.
I do not know astrology, but I have been told by someone that
even in astrology, every human has a house of free will. In case of people
where it is very strong, predictions will become very difficult to make. This
happens as no one can predict how such people will act given a particular
situation.
One caveat though – I definitely feel that one should seek
the grace of the higher power to ensure that we use our free will in such a way
that we are led in the right direction.
Other views pl.
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