Wisdom from Elif Shafak’s, The Forty Rules of Love.

Destiny doesn’t mean that your life has been strictly predetermined. Therefore, to live everything to the fate, and to not actively contribute to the music of the universe, is a sign of sheer ignorance. The music of the universe, is all pervading, and it is composed on 40 different levels. Your destiny, is the level where you play your tune. You might not change your instrument, but how well to play, is entirely in your hands.