Destiny: You choose to make it happen or it just happen?

I stumbled upon 2 quotes about DESTINY and makes me ponder which one do I believe?

It really depends but I can say both applies in certain times of our life...if you really want something, you can't just wait and watch for it to happen, do something... but then there are times that no matter how much you try to reach out that goal,no matter how much effort you put into it, its not coming nearer you... I cant explain why or how but some things are really meant to happen no matter you do something about it or not... some opportunities come knocking to your doorstep without effort... but key thing is always try to do something about a situation... no matter what it is, on love or career... if its yours or not, at least you have tried

Got Faith?

Everyone has their own way of expressing love to God. Everyone has their own foundation and perhaps better experience than you when it comes to God but they don't go out and tell the world because Faith is a personal relationship between you and God. You can't just go and tell everyone that 'hey, you have to stop doing that or stop eating that because its not good. God does not like it'. You cant just poke and change anyone's beliefs because who knows that one you're trying to change has much better Faith than you and much closer to God. You cant judge the person by what he or she eats or by what he or she wears.

Yes, you might be devoted to something, following strictly from what NOT to eat, what NOT to wear, what NOT to do but look inside you, all of these guidelines are NOTHING if you don't know how to LOVE, how to CARE, how to be SENSITIVE to others, how to make others HAPPY and how to RESPECT your elders... If you follow strictly some guidelines but then fail to LOVE, then you FAIL.

Some people out there are so good in telling others what to do, what to eat but don't even know how to respect others or express love to others. Some people out there, just because they believe something different makes them feel superior... God wants you to be humble, no matter how great you think you are, STAY ON THE GROUND!

I am not against any religion or organization here because that doesn't matter to me and perhaps in the end, that doesn't matter to God too. I am proud to say that I have friends who are of different religions: Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Protestant and I respect each of these friends of mine and their beliefs and I do not tell them that hey, your belief is not good, you should check out mine and change. You can't tell a person what to eat or wear. It's a personal choice...

For me, religion does not matter, its the person you know and who the person is... and the person's faith is none of my business because his or her faith has been shaped by parents, by teachers, or by own experience so please stop telling everyone what to believe or what to do for salvation unless you're a priest or some religious guru... Even gurus have guidelines when and what to say to people.. They study that for years before they preach... They don't just go out of their doors and start telling everyone what to do.

PRAY... yes, that's what you should do... and take care of your own family and the family of your partner. Make a strong family bond. Spread some LOVE. That's what God wants. God doesn't want you to go and tell people what NOT to eat or what NOT to wear. You are just hurting others by doing that. God wants you to love. God wants you to care.