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Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
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Every Man Has His Own Destiny: The

Henry Miller
Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
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Destiny ... a word which means more than we can find any definitions for. it is a word which can have no meaning in a mechanical universe: if that which is wound up must run down, what destiny is there in that? destiny is not necessitarianism, and it is not caprice: it is something essentially meaningful. each man has his destiny, though some men are undoubtedly "men of destiny" in a sense in which most men are not.
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It's a moral imperative, it's an economic imperative, and it is a security imperative. for we've seen how spikes in food prices can plunge millions into poverty, which, in turn, can spark riots that cost lives, and can lead to instability. and this danger will only grow if a surging global population isn't matched by surging food production. so reducing malnutrition and hunger around the world advances international peace and security - and that includes the national security of the united states.
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Or perhaps a widow found him and took him in: brought him an easy chair, changed his sweater every morning, shaved his face until the hair stopped growing, took him faithfully to bed with her every night, whispered sweet nothings into what was left of his ear, laughed with him over black coffee, cried with him over yellowing pictures, talked greenly about having kids of her own, began to miss him before she became sick, left him everything in her will, thought of only him as she died, always knew he was fiction but believed in him anyway.
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To a woman who complained about her destiny the master said, "it is you who make your destiny." "but surely i am not responsible for being born a woman?" "being born a woman isn't destiny. that is fate. destiny is how you accept your womanhood and what you make of it."
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Most of us do not understand nuclear fission, but we accept it. i don't understand television, but i accept it. i don't understand radio, but every week my voice goes out around the world, and i accept it. why is it so easy to accept all these man-made miracles and so difficult to accept the miracles of the bible?
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