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Examples Of Being Predestined

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Are we here for a purpose? Are were predestined to do something? Well, it depends on how you define purpose. There are two ways people look at purpose, specifically, and generally. I believe that there is a general purpose in life, to be here is a privilege, and you should not waste it. Although I am of that mindset, I do not believe we are predestined to do something here. I know that the smallest things can change your life's’ direction. And if there is a divine being or divine beings out there, they definitely didn’t say what would happen. For example, reading a book changed my life. In the first grade, I wanted to be a paleontologist, studying dinosaur fossils, and the like. I knew this was what I was going to be. I had all the gear from …show more content…

Your love of certain things isn’t your choice, it is a directive from your brain cells. An example of this is from the epic The Iliad. Though most of this epic is likely fantasy, Homer, the creator, intended to have life lessons within. The one section of The Iliad I would like to zoom in on is set in the kingdom of Scyrus, an Aegean island. The goddess Thetis, mother of Achilles, showed herself before her near-invincible son. He had the warrior genes from his father, who was a mighty warrior. He had been discovered by the Mycenaean/Achaean generals and was wanted to fight in the Trojan War. She warned her son that if he left with Odysseus, Agamemnon, and Menelaus, the Mycenaean/Achaean generals he would have a short but glorious life, and if he stayed in Scyrus, he would live a long and peaceful life. Somewhat tragically, Achilles chose the latter, and he died the tenth year of the siege of Troy, due to an arrow that punctured his …show more content…

We, as Homo sapiens sapiens, are here do things as a species. Each and every one of us has genes that set the stage for our preferences, but our environment plays a tremendous role in our likes and dislikes. Take Eve Ball for example, she lived as an English teacher in Kentucky. In the 1940’s, she moved to New Mexico. She was in her late 50’s, early 60’s at the time. Unbeknownst to her, she moved right next to the Mescalero Apache Native American Reservation. This is the environmental change. A few generations earlier, the Apache were a fearsome tribe of warriors, who had been led by Geronimo, who unsuccessfully rebelled against the United States government. She connected with some of the elders who had taken part in this rebellion. She also heard the stories from the younger members who had grown up hearing of this rebellion as children. Eve Ball is one of the few people who actually wrote down these stories, as the Apache were very guarded about this event. In all of her writing, she learned to love history. Writing these stories down became a three decade quest for her, an attempt to record all of the Apache’s

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