Back to the PAST...

“Could you have done better if you could go back to the past?” I posted this question to Heow Ming, my ex-boss. A question that will be a definite yes for most of us but he pondered. I will ponder too, as there are going to be a chain of reactions.

Human nature as it is, they will not be satisfied at their current state. It's good that we always strive to be the better man tomorrow but are we really happy with the 'better' achievement?

Are these achievements 'GOD send' or really a result of your hardwork or pure luck?

In ancient Chinese books on understanding destiny (命理 - pronounced ming li), your journey in life is 20% to 30% pre-determined upon birth and can be understood through Four Pillars of Destiny. Hardwork (Education), Luck, Karma (Doing good deeds) and Fengshui (Geomancy) are the rest of the broad components of your own journey.

Through Four Pillars of Destiny (八字 - pronounced Bazi), we are able to capitalize on our inner strengths and 'polish' on our weaknesses. We make decisions everyday, every hour and even every second of our life. Some are good decisions, some are not so good, some are really bad. If we had understand our inner characters, we will probably make less (NOT no) bad decisions and capitalise on enjoying successes.

So, is life about choices or is it supposed to be pre-destined? You take this road and I will take that street.