The question of destiny or karma has greatly preoccupied philosophers in both the west and the east. One theory is that when we are born our lives are like a sheet of white paper on which nothing is written.
Much of daily life tends to be ordinary and unexciting. Making steady efforts day to day can be trying. It’s not always going to be fun.
Every morning we wake up to the light of the sun, the chirping of birds and hugs from our loved ones. As the day goes on, different sounds, sights and people engage us. It is fascinating how much of the outside world we take in just in a single day.
The human ego is always affronted by suffering. "Why is this happening to me?" Or "What have I done to deserve this?" is the universal question posed by sufferers.