RE: Does fate exist? (And by extension, is free will an illusion?)
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And thank you for the comments and thoughts. I love to hear what people have to say about these topics that have so much to talk about.
I've heard a definition of luck that I find interesting and agreeable to my usual thoughts, which is the ability to make the most out of an opportunity when it presents itself. And I would add that it is also
- Our ability to recognise the situations in which opportunities arise and
- Our ability to put ourselves in those situations.
I mean, that's my definition of self-made luck, and I try to live by it somehow. I talk to a lot of people, make a lot of friends and socialise whenever I can. Whenever people ask me to go to a certain place or to talk to certain people, I almost always do it and I refuse to reject certain things that I would otherwise not have access to if I were lazy.
And I've found, in general, that taking those words to heart is a very effective way to get the things that we want or alternatives to them. Proactiveness, it's usually called, I think, not sure.
This is the great thing about philosophy, people can openly discuss topic after topic and go with the flow.
I have also heard of that definition of "luck," it is an interesting concept.
The self made luck you describe sounds very much like manifestation, but just a different phrasing.
It's good you get out and socialize, meet new people that is what this life is for. Hopefully, you get out
as often as possible and get to travel the world. Everyone deserves to see as much as possible, it opens up the mind and the word you used is perfect for that. Proactive.
Sadly I don't go out much. The crime waves are growing in my city and it's very dangerous most of the time. What's more, there's no cash, only wire transfers and cards, and taxi drivers don't accept either, so I can't really move around the city much unless I use the subway (which is crammed and dangerous).
And about travelling, aah, that's another thing that I can't do due to the situation of the country. I'm trying to solve it and Steemit is one of the ways that I've found that can help me.
I also think that everyone should travel a lot and see as much as possible, but as is often said, "not everyone is born equal". Many of the people who come from the lowest classes (a part of the population that is savagely increasing in numbers) have been decreasingly able to move around and get proper education, so they most of the time think that they can only resort to repetitive jobs that offer no respite or time to think or travel and that's their lives until they can't work anymore and their children take over.
I wish travelling around the world were a more accessible hobby. The times I've done it I've felt such an incomparable pleasure that I've been yearning for years to be able to leave again, even as a backpacker, to see the world around us.
I am sorry to hear that, you mentioned going out with your friends so I had hoped that were true.
I am also very sad to hear the city is very dangerous and you are not safe to go out. I'll come save you! :)
Holy cow, that is amazing to hear about no cash but is a common thing here in USA too. The preference has become the cards and transfers. The cabs In NYC take the cards and so do any car service, here in CO too.
How dangerous is the subway? Now I have to do research, I wonder how bad it is in comparison to NYC.
I will do a research project now and find out.
Yes, I agree about generations in poverty. For some reason, I thought you were not in that category. People do leave their homes to buy food and go to a park or something, no?
YES! I totally can see you as a backpacker!! I was never brave enough myself, but I have traveled alone.
Blessings.