This does not mean we are predestined or have no free will, but rather, that each of us has a unique vocation and contribution to make in life. It is our interpretation of how to live the best possible life. It is our answer to life's question of who and what we will become. The trick is to make sure our quest is not totally out of sync with our destiny. It is our human journey storyline.
Some stories are sad, others humourous, while still others are very noble.
I was reminded of these ideas as I remembered back to when I was a doctoral student at Indiana University in the early 1970s. The old-fashioned notion that learning is what we did in school, and that that part of our life is behind us now that we're working, simply is not true any more. Individuals and organizations that still operate by that obsolete philosophy will find themselves increasingly becoming dinosaurs. It doesn't stand still. We have always had this process of change.