There this is; there I am.

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
-William Jennings Bryan

Under the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, destiny is defined as:

1. something to which a person or thing is destined: fortune.
2. a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency.

As the cliche goes, "Everything happens for a reason." That cliche is a motto I live by. It helps me reason where I am today. I always wind up asking myself, in times of turmoil, if "this" is really it; if "this" was God's plan all along. I always wind up pondering about every action I have acted on; and how each step has brought me here. Then I ask, is "this" what I want? What is "this", anyway? Currently, "this" is a seventeen year old girl; a girl who protects her sister, and herself: a girl who misses her mother. "This" is a girl who hides, when she wants to soar. "This" is a girl who wants to embody strength. But is "this" my fate; my destiny?

Fate and destiny can go hand and hand, as much as their differences can stark in comparison. While your fate may be your destiny, don't you, in a way, choose if destiny is your fate? I don't know if I'm making any sense, but I'll try to further explain. If one wants to pursue his dream, who is to say that his dream is his fate? Only one's motivation to his destiny can take him "there". What do I mean by "there"? When I say "there", I mean living what you want "this" to be. When I say "there", I mean the idea of one's "this" and "there" being aligned; to have your fate match up with your destiny. Maybe I sound crazy, but maybe I could be going somewhere with this.

Now I am going to try to prove my idea, my hypothesis, accurate. I will try to live a life I want; so my "this" will be "there" in my future. And if it all goes wrong, I will stand tall, because as the cliche goes, "Everything happens for a reason." And maybe what I believe my destiny is, may not be the one for me. I will have to live "this" life, my life, and find out what "there" is for me.