He wakes up in a dark world. While realizing he's no longer in his bedroom, he questions himself. "Where am I?" He wanders the dark streets; looks around and analyzes his surroundings. It's like something he's never seen before. He spots a homeless man sitting at the side of the road drinking a bottle of rum. He looks to his left and sees a wealthy man in proper attire carrying a briefcase. At this point, millions of thoughts race past his mind. His first impression leads him to believe that this man has all the money in the world. He sure isn't Donald Trump but he looks like he's got potential. How do we know he's rich? He could have been attending a business meeting or something but who knows?
He proceeds further and sees a young woman holding her dead son in her arms. While her son's decapitated body sheds blood, her face sheds tears. The young woman clutches and holds him tight while she caresses his gunshot wounds in pain and sorrow. The young man proceeds through the dark streets and shivers relentlessly. Is he cold? How do you know it's the weather affecting him? It could be fear making his blood run cold. Whatever it is, it has his veins ready to burst and his whole body weakened. He comes across a group of drug dealers and junkies. Well all know what activity they are engaging in so there's no need to go into further detail. His mind floods with temptation. Should he give in and join the group or disregard what's in front of him? He follows his conscience and proceeds; ignoring the group of drug dealers and junkies.
He starts feeling a sensation of tranquility. Could it be tranquility or a doorway to a deadly surprise? Hey....they say life is full of surprises....afterall, we expect surprises at some point in our life don't we? Why call them surprises? Sometimes people are unaware of their subconscious. They say one thing, but do the other. At this point, the young man has no idea what's in store for him. He has no knowledge of what's happening to him. Is this his destiny? What is destiny? Define it. Destiny is a predetermined course of events. No matter what path you take; whether you decide to cross through the dirt roads or the paved highway, you'll end up at that destination because it was meant to be. Destiny can only be changed if a different approach is taken. Which approach will he take? Will it be the right one? Life or death? Success or failure? Only God knows what's waiting at the end of the trail.
Now, let's rewind back to the beginning of the chapter. Let's retrace the footsteps. All those occurrences he witnessed is symbolic of something important. The wealthy man, the woman and her son, the drug dealers.....all results of the decisions people make in life. What they experience becomes their destiny because they chose that particular path and lived through it. Doesn't everybody have an ambition? People make mistakes....are they really mistakes though? What happened to the phrase, "Everything happens for a reason?" Think long and hard about that.
Moral of the story: Make good use of your life. Do not....I repeat, DO NOT befriend the one we call "Downfall". Make progress, not lost ambitions. Take footsteps that will actually lead you somewhere, not towards a dead end. Strive for success and achieve something great. It's only a matter of time until life really hits us. It can happen at anytime so expect the unexpected. In order to play your cards right, you must use the full deck. Death is easy because life is hard; but embrace life as it unfolds so you can die a happy person, not a miserable individual rotting away like a wilted rose. Stay true to yourself, make sensible decisions, avoid senseless people, take the right footsteps and you'll be where you need to be.
