GC#104 - Poles Apart - Perek Shira 35 - Song of The Stars Part 3

Do you believe in the stars? Well, I can see that they are there. But it depends what you mean by believing in them. We don't subscribe to the notion that your destiny is fixed by the celestial spheres. Yet, confusingly, there seem to be some sources indicating that there is influence from above, based on when we were born. Which is it?

One thing is for sure. If the future would be so predictable, we could prevent crime and negative behaviours. We would know not to do things which backfire. But effectively we would lose our free choice, aware of what the future holds. Unlike those investigating the famous case of the zodiac killer. People could not understand how he was not caught. I mean, after all, the signs were all there...

The truth is, that the clue can be found in the fact that sailors always relied on the Pole Star - and its apparent immobility - for guidance. Since it is fixed over the North Pole throughout the night and throughout the year. Apparently unlike other stars. However, it is like other stars. We just don't see its movement. Our perception is distorted. That distorted perception is an advantage and a disadvantage. Yes, it guides. But if we think so rigidly and with such a fixed mindset, we cannot grow. 

Don't be that guy. Life is not one fixed path. 

You can still planet.