You are the mistress of your own destiny

Saying you are the mistress of your own destiny is like saying you have complete control of everything that has an effect on your life. This is not true because there are many things in the world, which we have no control over that change our destiny in the way of our thoughts and actions and ultimately where we end up.

Everyday we experience different events. A lot of these events have an impact on the way we think and the actions we take. These events could be something to the likes of someone accidentally tripping us up on the stairs, someone saying or doing something that affects us, or a political or social event that effects a lot of people. They are mostly unplanned because prior to the event we usually do not know anything about it, or that it is going to happen. For example, our friend cheats off us in a test but we are blamed for cheating and she won’t say she did it. Several consequences to our life would result from this situation. We could get punished for cheat...