I am also a believer of destiny ever since. The more one defines it the more obscure it gets. The uncertainty of destiny knocks me off that just recently having such faith on fate failed me. Yet, I’m still a fan.

The hopeless and hopeful romantics embrace such fantasy. Bloggers could blow up their destiny tag cloud or could have exchanges of lengthy blog posts to defend their beliefs. Destiny is also an important element or theme in some blockbuster movies, TV shows and successful literature. Sport commentators and columnists use and pair it with dynasty. But I don’t like it because they somehow ruin the word out of playing letters and rhymes.

Here’s my short piece on destiny.

Although it is usually associated with love and relationship,

destiny is more than a romance that is meant to be.

It is synonymous to the belief that there is a fixed arrangement or natural order. And if you believe on destiny, you also believe that everything happens for a reason.

Yes, I do acknowledge free will. But a spirit, one God, or whatever your faith is, the world seems conspire to bring one to a predetermined future that might be away from what one expects. It is like that you have a destination that no matter what paths you trail you will arrive at that destination. How long the journey will take depends on one’s choices but you’ll eventually get there. Choices we make plus the chances we take determine how far or near our destiny is.

Destiny is not confined with certain time frame. My father once had a girlfriend. They might found themselves before each other’s destiny – lover’s instinct. But my mother came and later I was born. (Yeah, I spilled it. Wahaha.) To the ex-girlfriend, she might think Papa is not her destiny. But I should say that they’re destined to meet for whatever reasons the characters of this telenovela don’t know. And I will add that what happened is not just an accident (or disgrasya) – that I, my brother and sister, are my parents’ destiny. Otherwise, we ended broken family, right?

But be reminded, my friends. Destiny could blind and mislead us. What I am saying is that sometimes we become sightless and insensitive on what have now. Thus, we are looking for something else better destined. We are prone to be taxonomists categorizing and labeling people and things around us, who is Mr. or Ms. Ideal and who is Mr. or Ms. Real.

Know what and who you value most.

If we accept their imperfections today, we will realize that we are actually with our destiny everyday.

Or it could be even just like what a radio station shouts… ‘Yesterday pa!‘

I believe in destiny but I treasure the journey towards it most.

Serendipity is another one – defined as an instance which one accidentally discovers something fortunate while looking for something else entirely. Claudette, Riya, Gina, Mai, Roi, Resly, Jason, Singkolar Society, Ia, Phil, Jordan, Riza, Jay, Kido, Kat, Myk, Shububu, Parokya, Kapuwersa and everyone I fail to mention, you are all serendipities while I am looking for something else called destiny.