If destiny evens out in the long run then does it really matter?

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So, if destiny evens out in the long run, does that mean destiny is not important? Not exactly. Destiny is important. In the sense that I have to acknowledge the reality.
Okay, if I am good at a particular field and not so good at a particular field, I have to acknowledge that reality and then focus on my strengths. So destiny is definitely important. Another thing is, in terms of the gifts that we have or the limitations that we have, we need to acknowledge them.
So destiny has its due role. And similarly, we also go through different phases in our life. Again, taking another sports example, in tennis, if you consider, there are players, there are players who serve at some time and then the player who receives.
And when the player is serving, the server has much more freedom. Where to hit the serve? Left, right, into the body of the other player. On the other hand, the receiver has much lesser freedom.
Because wherever the ball is going to come, that’s where the receiver has to respond. So, now, the receiver can’t play the way the server is going to play. The receiver cannot just choose to swing the bat wherever.
The receiver has to swing the stick where the ball is. So like that, sometimes in our life, by destiny, we are put in the position of serving. And sometimes we are put in the position of receiving.
So sometimes when the initiative is on us, we have to do things. And sometimes things are happening and we just have to choose the wisest response. This is the situation I am in right now.
How do I deal with this situation? So, at that time, we simply have to choose the wisest response to what is happening. That’s like receiving. Sometimes it is that, okay, I have to take the initiative.
What should I do? What should I do? So, it is important for us to know in which situation I am serving and in which situation I am receiving. If we don’t recognize this, now this is the situation, when a person is receiving, they are on the defensive. So there are some situations in our life when we are on the defensive.
Even defense can be done expertly, intelligently. But recognizing that, okay, this is the situation where I am on the defensive, let me choose what is the best response. But there are some times when we have to take initiative.
We have to find out, okay, how can I grow in my life? What should I do? How can I plan? So, recognizing that destiny puts us in different situations at different times, we can act wisely. So destiny is important. It evens out in the long run.
But it is important for us to acknowledge the way destiny is going so that we can respond appropriately in different situations. Does that answer your question?