Even the most perfect flowers need tears to grow.

I dream in my dream all the dreams of the other dreamers, And I become the other dreamers.

Walt Whitman

The older I get the more I believe our path in life was predetermined for us, and we are merely drivers of a rail guided train. We may be able to stop, start, and crash the train, but can’t really steer our own path too far off the rails. No matter how much we believe in being able to do anything we set our minds to, we can only really reach that dream if it’s part our tour. But that doesn’t mean we can just skate through life without having a plan or goals, leaving our destiny totally up to someone else. It just means we have to be prepared and willing to listen when the universe sends out messages meant for us alone.