Do you feel those individuals who strive to the best of their ability…?

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in life are rewarded in their conquest?

This question comes from a highly emotional, personal perspective. I have just been accepted as an Honors student, have a 4.0 GPA, but had to withdrawal from my spring semester 08 due to health problems. There was almost no chance I could enroll in my fall 2008 semester because I owed a balance on my account. I just received word today that bursar might make a special circumstance in my case so I can enroll in the fall and continue my passion in my educational studies. Upon thinking about this and highly appreciative and thankful it struck my curiosity if those who strive to the best of their abilities get those rare chances in life because:

* Coincidence

* Luck

* The dedication and hard work they accomplished in their journey

So what do you think in general? Do those individuals that strive to the best of their ability in life get a chance because of luck, coincidence or reward. Or do you feel that there is a higher chance those rare moments never come to reality?

Thanks everyone!

Answer 1

I'm not sure how to address your question specifically

Have you heard of the Law of Attraction?

Most common phrases associated with l.o.a are:

"What goes around comes around"

"You reap what you sow"

Basically whatever outlook or engery you put out, you will attract the same like objects into your life. If you live your life spiteful, dark energy or with self pity, you will experience a limited lifestyle. If you are optimistic in your journey and constantly feel your are deserving of good things, then you will have a healthy lifestyle complimented with desired jobs, great, supportive people, ect.

When something bad happens to us we think it's the world punishing us. But really its an effect of us punishing ourselves. Maybe a month prior we spoke ill of an envied neighbour or we cheated on a final. Either way...our life has a way of reminding us that we need to be more appreciative and more aware.

Great question

:)

~K

Answer 2

I can care less about the trivial troubles in my life especially when thinking of the entire life and future where bigger and more destructive problems could happen. It's like i feel so angry when I lost $1000, but it's just a tip of the iceberg if you look at the whole amount you're going to be dealing with when buying selling houses or vehicles. I think the belief in hedonism is a good idea to enjoy your life at the full extent. Just do the best to increase the quality of one's life so that the life can be more of pleasure than agonies.

Answer 3

The Universal Father has decreed: "Be you perfect, even as I am perfect." That is the astounding invitation-command broadcast to the finite children of the worlds of space.

P.1219 - §6 In so far as man's evolving morontia (Spirit ) soul becomes permeated by truth, beauty, and goodness as the value-realization of God-consciousness, such a resultant being becomes indestructible. If there is no survival of eternal values in the evolving soul of man, then mortal existence is without meaning, and life itself is a tragic illusion. But it is forever true: What you begin in time you will assuredly finish in eternity--if it is worth finishing.

Answer 4

...bill gates and cohorts...are a prime example of my belief...

...if you believe in your passion and have the aptitude and brains...

...go for it!!!...

...a lot of people with impeccable credential's sell out to the highest bidder...and only serve to achieve monetary compensation...

...what are YOUR goals...and what IS your passion...

...NO!!!  

Answer 5

The thing about having goals is that you only fail if you give up on them.  Things happen in life that can cause you set backs, but as long as you never give up trying then you can never really fail because the end hasn't come yet.  If you are truely determined then the end only comes when you have succeeded and are satisfied with what you have done.

I don't really think that luck or coincidence are the correct characterization for the element of the unknown.  It is just the law of attraction.  According to The Secret, if you visualise something that you want, and you direct all kinds of thought toward it and strive to achieve it, you are in fact drawing it to yourself.  Having it is inevitable, weather or not you can see how it's going to come about, it simply will.

I'm very happy for you that you are still passionate and determined to achieve you acedemic goals, and that you are back on track to do so.

Good luck/coincidence/law of attraction.

Answer 6

it's luck. you can do the very best you can. i mean work your but off, have a 4.0 gpa, etc. but at the end of the day, it comes down to you were either lucky or unlucky.

CONGRATS!!!