Ananya Khandelwal, Class X D
Dictionary defines destiny as the necessary fate to which a person is destined. Destiny is a charm. Destiny is how we see the world. Destiny becomes our vision. So, that is the clichéd thought – if something is meant to happen, it will happen. But I say, it will not unless we work for it. Sitting in my comfort zone, waiting for a miracle to happen is my stupidity. Destiny doesn’t make things happen, you have to make things happen.
Let me share an incident. The other day, I was in school and I overheard a conversation between two seniors. They were talking about the IIT topper from school.
First senior: “___ had a superb result!”
Second senior: “Well, it was her destiny. This was written in her fate. Wish we were so lucky.”
Co-incidentally, I happen to know that girl who topped. She was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was younger. But of course, not a lot of people knew about it. She was nevertheless, a very focused and determined girl. She was extremely hard working. When people around her were dejected, she refused to give up. She worked, worked and worked. The hard work she put in is unbelievable. When I overheard the conversation of my seniors, I thought, ‘She wrote her own destiny and that has made all the difference to her life.’
We are all born the same. Then why do we die differently? Some die rich, some die poor? Some die making a difference to the society but some die, just another brick in the wall.
Our lives are in only our hand, we shape it. The phrase ‘god’s will’ is a metaphor. It is our will which is supreme and divine. We are in charge of our destiny.
And what is destiny, I ask. Destiny is how you feel about yourself and what matters to you the most. If you choose happiness over success, then happiness will be your destiny and nobody has the power to change it, not even god. So, before believing in destiny, believe in yourself. You will make all the difference in your live, not your destiny.
I rest my case quoting William Shakespeare – ‘the fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves.’
