That's the thing about your destiny: how are you supposed to know it when it arrives? How are you supposed to recognise it from the random life?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Destiny is hard to recognize while living it.
- In plain terms
- You might not know destiny when it happens.
- What can you take from it?
- Stay open to unexpected paths.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do I know my path?
- Is destiny real?
Another view
Some destinies are obvious.
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