There are American actors, and I will watch nearly all of their movies. Matt Damon, Will Smith, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, and the list goes on. Last week, I was eating dinner after feeding Ginger, my Irish Setter. We were both tired due to a litany of must-do items, and dinner was later than usual. I sat down and watched The Bone Collector, starring Denzel Washington. Washington is another favorite. Over the years, I’ve watched The Magnificent Seven, Glory, Crimson Tide, Malcolm X, Unstoppable, The Mighty Quinn, etc.

I watched The Bone Collector that evening while Ginger chewed away upon her a chewy, which cleans her teeth after a meal. Washington plays Lincoln Thyme, a forensic cop in NYC, until an accident on the job. For the rest of the movie, he is a quadriplegic lying in a hospital bed.

While paralyzed from the neck down, Washington teaches a new NYC cop, played by Angelina Jolie, how to find and capture a serial killer. Washington says to Jolie, “Destiny is what we make it.” One’s destiny is something we do today that will benefit us in the future. Washington is teaching Jolie how to be a great forensic investigator.

Interestingly, Sadhguru added a critical part to Washington’s one-liner. Sadhguru was born in India and was raised in the Hindu faith. However, when Sadhguru was 25, several spiritual events changed his life. At 25, after these spiritual experiences, he quit his job, sold everything, and began his travel as a teacher of yoga.

Sadhguru’s two-liner

Take note of his addition. “Destiny is what you create for yourself. Fate is when you fail to create your own destiny.” Essentially, it was a poetic way of emphasizing the importance of creating one’s destiny. Sadhguru warns his listeners to get with creating their destiny now, or they will fail in their journey down their yellow brick road of life.

Let me provide an example that demonstrates Sadhguru’s two-liner. In less than three months, America will elect the next president. It is another Kierkegaardian either/or choice. Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

Harris’ destiny for America is one of happiness, caring for each other, and hope. It is about us. Trump doesn’t have a destiny. Sadhguru warned us that our lack of choosing our destiny will create our own fate. Trump’s fate is the paradigm of a loser. He isn’t happy. Retribution isn’t a joyful message. The concept of Harris caring for each other is not even something that Trump grasps, let alone follows. Trump’s mindset is me. Trump only sees value in a person as a means of acquiring devotion to his immenseness.

Trump thinks he is better looking than Harris; you decide.

It is no wonder Trump and Kim Jong Un are such good friends.

Trump and Kim Jong Un

Harris sees hope for America. On the other hand, Trump sees gloom and doom if a black woman is our next president. You decide which candidate you would like to be our next president.