Everything Has Been Planned Out

All of us, from time to time, question the direction into which our lives have taken, wondering what might have happened if we had made different choices.

Personally, I have wondered if sports would have taken me to the professional level.  I have wondered if my artistic talents might have given me a career as an artist.  I have wondered if I had followed my childhood interests and become an architect, would I have found that a fulfilling career.

This looking back is a mistake and could sometimes be mentally dangerous thinking our current life is not what it was supposed to be.  The reality of thinking like this is that our CURRENT LIFE is exactly what our life should be...  otherwise, it would have been something different.

What that means is that we made the choices we were supposed to have made...  and, no mistakes have been made.  Therefore, when you think what if, you are not just questioning or trying to second guess yourself, but more importantly, you are telling yourself that the life you currently have is one that you should not have.

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

If you were supposed to have had a different life, then you would have had a different life.

When you think about what I just said, then you can easily come to the conclusion that someone else or something else has been controlling your life and the direction of your life.

Who could that possibly be?

Am I talking about God?

If you want to call this thing God you can.  Something is controlling your life by watching your life unfold and putting things in your way so that you are forced to make different choices.

Think about this for a minute or two...  then think about your birth...  how come YOU were born to your parents and not someone else?  You did not choose your parents nor did you choose the location of your birth.  Then, who did choose?

Earth and all the animals and human beings that live on earth are part of an elaborate experiment...  how do I know this?

What else could be the explanation for humans to be living on this planet earth in this HUGE UNIVERSE and not somewhere else?  Why earth?  Why here?  Why humans?

Do you really think that this universe just happened because of some BIG BANG?

Where did the materials come from that caused the BIG BANG?  Did they just materialize out of nowhere?

The universe was planned.  Galaxies were planned.  Solar Systems were planned...  and earth was planned...  and, whoever or whatever did the planning is also responsible for how our lives turn out, even though we are the ones who make the choices.