Randomness - The Future

The Future

No one knows what their future holds.  No one can control where they end up.  There's no menu from which you can choose your destiny and no secret formula to get you where you want to be.

Today, or tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, a chance encounter might change your future.  It might have happened yesterday and you just don't know it yet.  Again, you don't have any control over when these things happen.

What you do have control over is your chances of success (or failure).  Although you can't control where you ultimately end up, you can control your direction by choosing which path you decide to take.  Although you can't control all of your encounters or what happens afterwards, you can control the frequency and quality of your encounters.

Every day you have the opportunity to give your destiny gentle nudges in the direction you want it to go. By getting out and meeting new people, you nudge it.  By nurturing your contacts, you nudge it.  By creating and contributing and participating and communicating, you nudge it.

Nothing is a sure thing.  No one can be 100% certain of what their future holds.  But, by knowing where you want to end up and heading in that direction you'll get close.  Sure, you might get sidetracked or even completely turned around for a while, but if you keep moving, keep looking forward, each step you take will get you closer to your goal and hopefully the people you've met along the way will help get you where you want to go.