Wednesday, June 16, 2010

"El Destino"

Maybe there is no such thing as destiny when it comes to love and matters of the heart--no "right place at the right time" or "getting in on the ground floor." How egocentric and proud to think that my little life has a great destiny that was planned out before I came into being, a little love story all my own.

Life is simply a series of events, seemingly random, but which we piece together to form meaning, to carve out some sense of purpose to our minuscule lives. Love exists, but finding it in its many forms is 90% accidental and only 10% willed.

Our individual destinies are what we make of them. The choices we make determine the direction our lives take. This is not to deny the existence of a higher power because I believe we are given free will. But perhaps that's it--we're given this gift to do with what we will: good or evil or nothing at all.

I particularly like this quote which gives me hope about finding love in the small things, in the big things, in others, and everywhere:

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in a love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings, what you will do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

--Pedro Arrupe, S.J.


Carpe diem--seize the day!

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