26 October 2010 – HEADLINES : “Paul, the Psychic Octopus, dead”….I spent the rest of the evening listening to news about Prophet Paul, the psychic octopus, because more than I’d been a fan of Argentina or Spain in the FIFA World Cup this year, I was a fan of the octopus. Listening to those news items, it didn’t feel like just another news item. In some way, it felt like a ‘new’ item for me. I just thought about Paul’s rise to fame and its death. “The octopus made so many great predictions during the World Cup…It predicted so many players’ attainment of glory…But was there anyone to predict Paul’s death ? Guess the only person who could have predicted its death was Paul himself !!”
During my so-called ‘study-time’, I kept thinking about this. (And it was a lot more interesting than studying for the test I had the next day). This whole concept of predicting our rise and fall felt so suited to us, homo sapiens. We are the only living creatures blessed with the 6th sense. And its that sixth sense that makes us the “predictors” of the direction in which our life goes.
All our actions have its consequences. Good actions lead to consequences that we will enjoy and cherish. Wrong actions lead to consequences that we will always regret. We have to think, think twice, think thrice and understand what our actions would lead to. We are the only people who can “predict” the consequences of our actions before the world actually knows about our actions.
With good intentions, if you do things that are considered good and acceptable, it leads to your rise, which you could have predicted even before you did it. If your actions are not acceptable, it leads to your fall. It leads to a state where your image is damaged – a fall that you could have predicted, but did not.
So everybody……Think, think and think before doing or saying anything. Go by your conscience. Follow your heart, not your mind, to know if what you are doing is right. Let the “Prophet” in you predict what you are going to be.
Prophet Paul may be dead…But the “Prophet Paul” of your life lives on…And that is what will lead you to your destiny….That is what will make you “The Son of Destiny”…
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