Jerry Spinelli wrote, "Let the stars keep track of us.
Let us ride our own orbits and trust that they will met. May our reunion be not
a finding but a sweet collision of destinies!" When I first read this,
something about it resonated with me. It led me to ponder the meanings of fate
and destiny. Is there really that fabled red string of fate connecting lovers
together? Is there really one special person out there in the world that is
unbreakably bonded to me?
If there is, Spinelli paints this wonderful portrait of it.
Devoid of sadness, and only filled with love and hope of that "sweet
collision". An example of this is a pair of high-school sweethearts who
separate at graduation and meet again several years later and feel all the love
the felt before. And yet, the stars will cross for some. Why do our stars do
this? Why doesn't the universe want every pair of stars matched together as
they were meant to be? The necessary evil of circumstance keeps the stars
apart. A pair of stars meets for a second, only to be torn apart the next. The
tragic love of Romeo and Juliet was not meant to be because of the
circumstances in their lives. So they became the epitome of star-crossed
lovers. Because in this world, nothing can be perfect. No one can be perfectly,
absolutely happy.
The stars are not always kind. People romanticize it to be
so lovely and perfect, but it never is. Fate is not kind when it draws an
abusive husband and a innocent woman together. Fate is not kind when a serial
killer latches onto a child and ends their destiny before it has a chance to
begin. Fate is not kind when ruthless bullies torment a schoolmate so terribly
it pushes him to suicide. But why does fate do this? Does everything supposedly
happen for a reason?
I don't believe fate controls our lives. I do, however,
believe in possibility. As humans, we have this incomprehensible gift of human consciousness,
and what we are able to do with it depends on our personalities and our
characters, not fate. We have the ability to do wondrous, revolutionary, and
beautiful things, as well as the ability to do cruel, harmful, and terrible
things. Humans naturally fight and cause wars and invoke pain upon the world and
this causes our crossed stars. It is as Shakespeare said; "The fault is
not in our stars, but in ourselves."
Jackie! Hi. I also don’t believe everything happens for a reason. If you want something bad enough then you can make it happen. All anyone has to do is believe that they can do wondrous things and it’s sure to happen. But it all begins with us. Nobody can say they want to become a professional baseball player, without practicing every day, or complaining that it’s too much work. And as you said, sometimes, unfortunately, two people cross paths that weren’t meant to be, such an abusive husband and an innocent woman. But they can make a change, they just cannot be afraid. But anyways great job! And avocados are quiet yummy.
ReplyDeleteGreat depiction of Spinelli's qoute! I loved how you incorporated many examples to back up your ideas and opinion on the two topics. I agree with you, we may never know if there truely is a red string that connects us to our soulmate but the idea makes life and it's meaning seem more interesting and excited. Your connections to "star crossing" were very well put and cause me to do a great amount of thinking. Good job Jackie, great post and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteIts hard to face the harsh reality of things . Back in the day the fault for all things whether good or bad where blamed in the gods of history . You explained very good and detailed your really took your time to lesson up the shock off fairytales sometimes dont excist and if you want something you must get up and fight for it .
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe just maybe destiny and your strength can achieve things together.
Your examples supported your ideas and opinions beautifully. I agree with you, we have to put in the hard work to become sucessful in life. we cant go on in life complaining about how much work it takes to go into a professional career. It is sad to think that we cross paths with many people every day not knowing if they are good or bad. At the end of the day its serendipity that takes place.
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