“Sometimes the road of life takes an unexpected turn and you have no choice but to follow it to end up in the place you are supposed to be.” -Unknown 

I believe in fate.

I believe in the unseen.

I believe in what is yet to come.

I believe that our roads have already been paved.

I believe that we are here to stay and we might as well enjoy the ride. 

And when the road ends, its ends.

 

In other words our near and far futures are set. Whatever we choose to do or chose to say, is what were meant to do. And the thought of ‘what if’, shouldn’t be the repercussion of every decision we feel unsettled with. Instead, thoughts of acceptance and assurance, knowing that this was meant to be, should overcome the disbelief of the certainty of your situation. The roads we are lead on are the roads we will take. Our roads may have ditches, bumps, hills or they might be slim, rough gravel roads, but those are our roads and we have no choice but to stay seated, because life isn’t going to stop and wait for you to get comfortable, and ready. However, these roads will lead to wide, freshly paved, plateau roads, where we can enjoy the ride after the treacherous journey getting there. Our roads are our fate.

As a young boy everything I wanted I wanted it right then and there. I didn’t want to wait for sales or deals or wait until I get a good mark on my next test, I wanted it now. And that was my problem, not waiting to see what could happen, if I could find something better or something cheaper. And through this I developed a belief that if I didn’t get it now I’d never get it. As I grew older and began to drive I began thinking about buying my own car, and every time we would have a dinner at my uncle’s house we’d talk about cars and all the good deals he would find( my uncle was an electrician but he was involved in almost all sorts of business, which was good for us because he helped my father find two trucks that he bought). And my initial reaction was, ‘I want it now’. I didn’t think of, ‘could there be something cheaper, something better’, all I thought was what cool things am I going to put in the car, if I should wrap it or tint the windows. 

However, in the summer of 2017, when my family and I went to Lebanon, I had found a passion that was inside me the whole time and just needed to be shown a bit of light. Motorcycles. That was it, motorcycles. I loved them. The way they roar, the way they zoom past you without you even noticing. That was what I wanted. And the reason for the enlightenment of this passion was due to a man that my cousin called, who I didn’t know, came and took me for a ride on his Suzuki GSXR. And in that moment, with the furious wind blowing onto my helmet less head, I knew I wanted a motorcycle. But as time pasted on, and the criticism grew from family members about how they are dangerous and your not mature enough, my passion for motorcycles weakened and I went straight back to dreaming of driving something that would be mine.

During the summer of 2019, I was lying down with my family watching a movie in the family room when all of a sudden my uncle shot me a text that immediately accelerated my heart rate. They were details and pictures of a 2005, extremely taken car for, black Infinite G35x, fully loaded, for only $4,000.00. There was nothing wrong with it, it was the perfect car; and I wanted it. Shortly after seeing the pictures with widened eyes I ran to inform my dad, he was upstairs doing some business work. After explaining all the details about the car he shot me with a, “we’ll see”. And my dad’s “we’ll see” is basically a no. So me being the stubborn kid that doesn’t want to wait, I kept talking about the car and how we are going down to Edmonton tomorrow so I can see it and I’ll let you know if it’s right for me or not, which obviously it is. Finally, after our long drive to Edmonton, and then sitting for two hours until my uncle showed up, he knocks on the door. As I stood up in excitement on my way to open the door, I don’t see the car, only his 2018 Ford F150, and I knew something was wrong. After greeting him with a smile and hug, he shot me down with words that I never thought I’d hear, “sorry Jeffery, the guy sold it already, and I didn’t know if you were a hundred percent sure about it, so I let it go”. I didn’t know what to say or do I just stood there while words fell out of my mouth without knowing. “It’s all good man don’t worry about”. And I said it with a smile.

And throughout the rest of the summer, I worked. I didn’t focus on any cars, and the pain of knowing that I couldn’t get a bike was eating me alive. Everytime I’d see a bike on the road my eyes would follow it like a snipper’s laser. And I dragged my passion for bikes with me everywhere, until one day when not forgetting about it payed off. My family and I were all at the dinner table eating and talking about school, that would start in a week. It was my last year and I had to do my best if I wanted to do something with my life. My mom as usual was talking to my brothers about how if they got her 90’s they would get something. And I was just sitting there listening, until it was my turn to request what I wanted, and I blurted out, “what about me dude.” My mom turned looked at me with a smile and said exactly what I wanted to hear. ” If you get me 80’s in all your core subjects. I’ll get you your bike.” Even though that was what I want to hear, I just stared at her with an expressionless face, and waited for my my brain to comprehend the reality of what was going on. After I got pulled back into reality I jumped so high out of my seat that I’m pretty sure I hit the chandelier. I looked at my mom, and said, “you better get your money ready, because I’m gonna get you 80’s.”

 

Through all the criticism that I had taken from my uncles, gramas and aunts, that caused me to have demoralized thoughts about getting a bike, I now have the potential to get one. And because I didn’t get the car that my uncle showed me, and the many others that I could have gotten, I have the best chance to get what I really wanted this whole time. My motorcycle. Due to this recent experience of not getting what I wanted, and now getting what I truly desired this whole time showed me that this was meant to be. there are many individuals, including myself that dont wait and want everything at that very moment. And the reality is that we can’t. If we don’t get what we want then there is something better for us instore, waiting for the right time t come. And even if it doesn’t come, and it turns out that I don’t get my bike, then that is what is supposed to happen. everything happens for a reason, and we should all believe in that and not allow ourselves to be hung up on the past. this experience strengthened my belief in fate, because it showed me that when I didn’t get what I wanted, I got what I really desired. However, there are some individuals that think if everything in their is miserable, it is miserable for a reason. It may be that you as an individual could not handle a stress free luxurious life and your misery is protecting you from something greater. This belief may be hard to accept but once you witness it, you become more humbled to yourself and others and believe that everything happens for a reason, and what ever happens, happens for your own good. And now I have developed a ver important attribute, that will allow me to move forward past any obstacles and persevere past hardships that bring me down. And any individual who has the belief in fate, is an individual that will become successful metally and physically.