Your path

I was talking to some friends about the fact that I strongly believe that our paths in life are not 100% set up and we have the ultimate choice in life to go one way or another. What would be then like to be born and just follow the steps set up by us before hand? Surely we need to go through different stages and we need to get to certain markings in the way, but how we go from marking to marking is totally up to us. 

Some people are born with that "lucky star", some seem to be draging a heavy burden and unable to fly high..  but what about taking those burdens as challenges? what about proving to ourselves that the core, the main meaning of life, what is left after all the striping off the "uncessary" is actually available for everysingle one of us?

For example, two people are born on the same day, but one is born in a rich country with lovely parents and good education. The other is born in a broken family, in a poor environment and not social stability. I really believe that both would have to fight for what the believe to be their cause. This can be love, fairness or anything else. The poor person might have to fight to be accepted in a job but also the richer one might have to struggle with the fact that his knowledge are not just a result of his status but his effort to learn.

Whatever you path is, just follow it. Take down any outside influence, strip it off to the core, know what is the final reason why you want something.. better than saying "I want that expensive car" say, why do I want an expensive car? is it to show off? is it to make myself look important? or is it because I need confort or quality? Break down any desire, and then analyse the reason WHY you want it, is it for the highest good?