Personality, opinions, and destiny
A very small number of events shape a persons' destiny. Sure, lots of events will shape a person, give them their personality, their opinions, and their overall character, but only a few profound events shape their destiny. Want an example? Take my childhood visits to Orlando, Florida.
It sounds stupid, but the magic of Hollywood rubbed off on me, indelibly marking me forever when my parents took me to Orlando as a ten-year old boy. We did the normal things anyone would do there. We visited the Kennedy Centre, looking at the oversized rockets which point toward the future, and the possibilities out in space. We went to Gatorland, and watched in awe as men wrestled with six-foot gators, and taunted venomous snakes into lashing out at balloons.
These events shaped my personality. I love to read about Spacemen, and the training that's required to be allowed on spaceships. They shaped my opinions (about zoos, and whether keeping animals locked up for human amusement is a good thing), but they didn't shape that elusive part of me, the part that everyone has, and everyone wonders about: their destiny.
My destiny was revealed in Orlando, but not at Gatorland, or at the Kennedy Centre. It was revealed at Disneyland, and Universal Studios. Those places sucked me in, chewed me up, and spat me back out with a love of Hollywood, Films, Actors, Directors, Stories, and Characters. I knew that it turned me into what I am today: a film lover, and it's left me with aspirations to get involved in the Industry one day, too. Not bad for a fly-drive holiday to Orlando.
Think somewhere like Universal Studios, or Orlando can shape your destiny? You should look at things to do in Orlando, or if you prefer the other coast, things to do in Los Angeles. Why not go on one of those New York City tours? Even if your destiny is already set, you should think about signing up to the Trusted Tours newsletter, as they'll put you in a prize draw to win a $150 iTunes gift card. They're an online travel guide, in case you're wondering.
- 10th August, 2008
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