I do not believe it all happens by destiny unless your destiny changes every time you make a choice. Destiny/destination... that's where you go after making decisions. Destiny is not set, in my opinion.
You said "One thing about smart people of this generation is that they tend to manipulate others for their selfish interest."
I don't believe that to be true in general terms. There are certainly smart people who do manipulate for selfish interest. Though, I'd also argue that the majority of people work toward self-interest. That's how one survives...
Nonetheless, working hard should be matched with working smart. Even better is working wisely. One who learns from their own mistakes is smart. One who learns from the mistakes of others is wise. Applied wisdom is power. Hard work alone can gain wealth, but it's no guarantee. Working smart also does not guarantee wealth, but it's odds increase. Working wisely will have the greatest chances of creating wealth. Wealth can be defined in numerous ways. But, I do prefer wealth over riches.
Writing in Hive won't guarantee riches, but it could lead down roads that produce wealth...
You really have a point@bobthebuilder2,I think you are also right by saying our decisions matters alot, but one question I want to ask you is what about those that are never successful in life, was it as a result of their decisions throughout their entire life?
Yes, absolutely. We all have choices, even one we refuse to believe are choices. For instance, not fighting an attacker back is a choice. Someone who didn't fare well can be related to a sum of decisions made by or for them. I know a lady bound to a wheelchair who uses a computer to speak. She has extremely limited motor skills in her arms and none in her fingers. She types on a machine to speak for her. She wrote a book. I'll have to find the name again... but she wrote a book! We all make choices. Some to be a victor, others to be a victim...
Also, my dad lost millions in the pursuit of creating over 10M... he had over 1.5M in an inheritance that he lost. He lost his retirement. He lost his house. If he had just kept the money in something as simple as a very conservative mutual fund, he could have earned no less than 4%. In 2M, that's 80k/ year. His house was paid for until he borrowed against it... instead, he died basically broke with a 100k life insurance policy. His choices left him broke most of the time. When he had money, he was always in the pursuit of more. My goal is to build residual income rather than an arbitrary amount. I learned from his mistakes...I think...
It's understood that mistakes are bound to go happen as a result of our choices, let take the case of your dad for instance ,I am very sure that if your dad knew that his decisions are going to be against him he won't even think about,so I can say here that Destiny has actually warrant him to lose his money because if will all know that our decision will be against us we won't think of making such decisions.destiny will ways come to play in everything we do.that some of us are getting it right doesn't means its all due to our decision making ability.it all revolves around destiny.if your dad was meant to lose his money,he won't.
I understand that is your belief and understanding. I don't think there is meaning in everything we do or have happen to us, but we can come up with a meaning if we decide it is there. I refuse to believe that my future is set and locked in. Every day is a chance to choose my own adventure, imo.
😊😊😊😊 bob the builder I really like your perception about life