We were meant to live for so much more, have we lost ourselves?

[pandamao]

Have you read a book called The Alchemist? It's very inspirational

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[crudmonkey]

Sounds like an interesting book. Who is it by?

But part of the traditional concept of destiny is that it is predetermined. You can't choose your destiny in that sense because it's already going to happen by virtue of it being your destiny.

[pandamao]

I'm aware of destiny traditionally being the antithesis of choice. That's what I like about this book. It doesn't take a traditional definition of destiny. The destiny it presents is predetermined for us, and is within our reach, but not yet in our possession. We have to go out in the world and make it happen, and I find that very empowering. I see it as a sort of blending of determinism and free will. And there's also stuff about the "Soul of the World" and spiritual guides..

Anyway, it's a pretty enjoyable read! The book's buy Paulo Coelho. If you have a chance to read it, I definitely recommend it.

[crudmonkey]

I'll try to check it out sometime. Then we can discuss for real ;)