I meant to blog about this a few days ago but it was a busy weekend for me. And it is not because of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, I didn’t watch it but saw the blow-by-blow account of each round on one website complete with pictures. I just listened to the radio while the fight was going on. Funny how a few minutes after the fight, everyone was an instant critic. My news feed on FB was full of it. There were instant memes calling the former “the running man” and “best man in hugging”. They called it the fight of the century but many were disappointed about its outcome and since I know next to nothing about boxing except for occasional late telecasts of Pacquiao’s previous fights, let’s leave the analyzing to the experts and the conjectures to those unsatisfied boxing fans who felt that it was not really the fight of the century after all.
There are people I’ve yet to meet who are waiting for my path to intersect with theirs, so they can complete their own journeys.
Put that way, I am looking forward to meet those people who will complete my journey too. How lovely it would be if in the near future, you would meet more people who would make the remaining days of your life something that you would cherish and remember with fondness. They might be future friends you’ve to meet yet, family members that you haven’t seen for decades, or strangers who would put a smile on your face and make you realize your self-worth, that you are quite lovable after all and you are worthy of being a friend.
Some years ago, (back in the mid 90’s, I think) a close friend who is a nun suggested that I read James Redfield’s Celestine Prophecy. It’s a new age philosophy about how to make connections of events happening in your life. One of my priest friends even asked me why I have those books in my shelf. He also saw some titles like Embraced By The Light and Soulmates, Karma and Reincarnation. Those were the days when I was fascinated by those subjects. Going back to Redfield’s book, I remembered what he said that everything happens for a reason. He said and I quote:
“I don’t think that anything happens by coincidence… No one is here by accident… Everyone who crosses our path has a message for us. Otherwise they would have taken another path, or left earlier or later. The fact that these people are here means that they are here for some reason”…”
It may not mean the same thing as what Richard Paul Evans shared but I get the gist of what both authors were trying to say. What if I didn’t have this blog then I would not have met all these wonderful people whom I interact with everyday through their writings.
What’s your take on this? I’d love to hear from you.
Dreams And Escapes 
I used to think a lot about pre-destined lives when I was younger. Lately, I have come around to the simple fact that we make changes and do things that affect our lives, not others. Every decision has a consequence, and we meet on the blog because we decided to blog, not because someone was waiting to cross our path. We can change our own destinies with very small things. Not going somewhere, choosing not to contact someone, or deciding to do the opposite. It is a fascinating concept whichever way you approach it Arlene.
Best wishes from England, Pete.
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You have a point there Pete. My dad used to say, “we carve our own destiny”. I still believe though that everything happens because there is something there that we could all learn from. As for people crossing our path, who knows, they are probably meant to be in our lives in the future. I read somewhere (I could not remember now) we meet people because they have something to fulfill in our lives and when that is done, the cycle repeats. We lose friends, meet new ones, get close with a few…things like that.
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Hi Arlene! I don’t watch boxing either, but wanted Manny to win because he was from Manila – where you are! I agree with you about meeting people and having them come and go in your life like a cycle – and looking for ways to learn from them. That’s what life is all about to me.:)
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Same sentiments here Kelly! They come and go and we are enriched by the experience.
Thank you for that, in our hearts, Manny will always be our hero. He is a humble man and he knows where he came from.
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lovely quote and so true. i believe that people are destined to cross paths. i hope it’ll be pleasant.
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Who knows, our paths would cross one day literally! I have a few friends I met before at Multiply. It was a blessed and rewarding experience…nakakatuwa 🙂
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i certainly would be knocking at your door in my next visit 🙂 🙂
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And you’ll be very much welcome 🙂
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