SOS Journey of Life

Everyone has his or her own journey of life.  Since human is created by god, would it be correct to say his or her journey of life is predestined or being arranged by gods?

Well, this is rather a sensitive issue.  Some will argue that since it is predestined or fated, being hard working in life would have no effect on our life, isn't it? However, if you give it a deep thought, isn't our life pretty arranged for, our parents will do their best to send us to the best school to get the best education, we will try to work with a big corporation, meet the elites, lives in a happy and comfortable life, become recognized socially, or become a dignify person, or to become rich and famous.

This journey is pretty much govern by the environment that already being set by the society (like it or not).  You cannot enjoy your life first, then go to school when you are in the 30s, and then go into the work force at 33 years old.  This is UNACCEPTABLE to the society today.  Partly because we follow the principle of born, age, ill and death.  Of course no one have instructed us, but the society is formed in such a way that you must sent your child to school at 7, and enter university around 19 years old.  Graduate about 22 years old, and start working from thereon.  Of course, there are few exceptions, example, some poorer people may do their studies later due to financial limitations, other than that, it is save to say 70% of the general public follow this route.  Of course, there are those who comes out and become self employed, which is another route of life.

SCHOOL - UNIVERSITY - WORK - (MARRY) - RETIRE - DEATH

This seems to be the most common routes people take.  As for who you meet in which company, don't you find it is pretty predestined.  Some got it easy and some got it hard, but eventually, they go through pretty much the same.  Of course, along the line, many will say the world is UNFAIR, because, they always think they deserve more.

Even if life is PREDESTINED is true, many will still not believe it, because, the society is working such a way, you have to work hard to get what you want in life.  Of course, some rich kids do not need to do that.

There is also a believe, when a person dies, his soul will continue to live.  So, if he is reborn, he have to go through the same thing all over.  Of course, in Buddhism, they believe in Six Path of Transmigration (i.e. your soul may go to different realms, like being an animal, plant, ghost, heavenly being or rebirth as human).

In short, when you are born with nothing, you take nothing with you when you leave.  So whatever happiness we have, is for that few decades of living.