Everything is written. Oh my gosh, I couldn't adhere to this belief any more so than I already do. Malcolm used this phrase to describe that life's events are planned out and predestined. My personal experiences have only led me to uphold this belief with more confidence and absolute certitude. I believe that some people are luckier than others. Although I like to believe otherwise, I think that some people are naturally blessed with fortune, while others, whom are not any less deserving, are deprived of some fundamental fortunes, like healthiness for example. Last year, my younger sister became so extremely ill. We had never seen any signs in her early life that she was going to become sick like she did. I can't really express last year's experience for my family and me in any other way than to simply say that our lives SUCKED last year. My poor sister was diagnosed with so many rare diseases, which she didn't deserve in the slightest. I don't believe that anybody really deserves to become so uncomfortable and so unhealthy like she did, but especially not my sister. She was too good a girl to deserve the pain that she received. Luckily she is better today (this year). She's doing so extraordinarily well. It's scary to think about how quickly our lives crashed last year, and how quickly they bounced back this year. This is how I know that everything is written. She wouldn't have gotten sick in the first place if she wasn't going to be fully recovered & even stronger in her return. Why she needed to experience the misery and agony that she did, I still don't know. But I do know that I will never fully forgive the force that inflicted her (and me) with such a scary, life changing experience.
The below article discusses a different spectrum of the study of predestination. This article doesn't take the religious or soulful approach, but instead, the study of criminal tendencies. The author of this article wrote about how the "dangerous notion of misconduct is hereditary":
http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon2007-02-06td.html
Some argue that predestination doesn't exist, and that only people themselves can control their fate. Others argue that predestination does exist, and that some misfortunes can simply not be avoided. The above article is balanced cocktail of both arguments: genetics contribute to behavioral conduct, but there isn't an inhuman driving force behind crime. The various theories of life's predetermination and predestination are very compelling to me. I believe that EVERYTHING IS WRITTEN!
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Shayna, this really was an interesting blog to read because of how personal you made it. I respect you so much for sharing this. I think a majority of someone's life is written down, except the ending to all the experiences. I believe it is the way that person acts towards what is happening to them or to someone close that ends that part of the story. For example, although it was a really hard and terrifying time in your life, your sister's, parents and brother's lives, i believe that you all decided to learn from this illness your sister had. Your didn't let it destroy your lives. Each and everyone of you learned from it and grew as a person. Each one of you grew stronger from this unforgivable illness that changed all of your lives. Although no one deserves to get sick, i think one reason a force pushes illness on someone is so that person and the people around them become stronger and closer to one another.
Shayna, this was such an intense post! The connection between your person life and malcolm was extraordinary! I must agree and disagree with your argument. I think for the most part many things are written. For me, religion is a big part of my life and i believe god chooses the life i follow. I think his path for me will be one that i am unable to change but it has a purpose. Yes i'm sure there are going to be tough times in my life but i know there will be a reason for them. Such as a lesson that will give me experience to reach a better life. But in some cases i do think that i can change my life. I believe in certain cases i do have the power to change my future. These instances include getting better grades or preforming well in sports. i can achieve this but only if i have the desire and drive. So it might be that life is written but i believe that its a little bit of both and its all for a reason
Well, it's pretty much been said in the past two comments, but this was such a deep post. I can't even imagine how hard it must have been to watch such a horrible thing happen to someone you loved so much. You made such a great connection to this book on such a person level. I totally agree with everything you say. I believe everything is written too. Sometimes, people don't always get the best end of the deal, but occasionally, like in Malcolm's and your sister's case, things improve.
shayna,
i always love reading your blogs because they are always intense and make you think. first of all, i am so happy to hear that your sister is okay and healthy. but i completely agree with you about everything being written. i am a firm believer of how "everything happens for a reason," although i don't always know what the reason may be. for example, why are people who are struggling with money, the ones to lose their jobs, and the wealthier class are the ones who win the lottery or get the promotion. or why in a drunk driving accident, why does it happen that the drunk driver survives, and the people in the other car die? none of these things make sense to me, which is why it is interesting that i still believe that everything is written. however sometimes, when good things happen that lead to other good things, i do believe that there is something that keeps the good things rolling. but, whether or not it is an indescribable force or just "what happens, happens," i think that there is something guiding us through life.
Shayna, I really can't imagine what you and your family went through when your sister got sick, but I'm happy she's doing better now. But personally, I have my doubts about life being all written down. I guess the reason that idea is so popular is that it is comforting, since, then technically, people aren't really at fault for things that happen in their lives. But I strongly believe that life is what YOU make it to be. You are in control of what happens or doesn't happen in your life. Things happen to everyone, it doesn't matter if they are good or bad; deserving or undeserving. The point is how you deal with what is in the present. The fact that your sister is all better now proves that she and everyone close to her took control of the problem and overcame it. Now I assume everyone is stronger from that trying experience.
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