Destiny- up close and personal

This is a rare interview with Destiny. We caught him in an unusually conversational mood.

Me: Please familiarise yourself to the readers…
Destiny: I’m the one who is angrily thought of when things go wrong and is given no credit when life is smooth sailing.

Me: How are you related to Life?
Destiny: Life is my wife. Despite our differences, we are peaceful together, because I usually get my way.

Me: How do you feel when people talk of ‘defeating destiny’?
Destiny: I quietly smile at myself. It is nice to see brave and daring people. But I’m hard to defeat.

Me: Aren’t you being arrogant?
Destiny: If at any point you become as powerful as I, you would realise that arrogance is the alter ego of power.

Me: Why is it so difficult to understand you?
Destiny: Perhaps because I do my own thing. My job is to be judgemental. I’m very proud of my unpredictability. Trust me, I don’t intend to harm anyone.

Me: Why do things that happen, happen?
Destiny: This is one question I ask Life and she asks me. Both of us seem to have answers and yet don’t.

Me: There are people who doubt your existence…
Destiny: Wait until the next time they say ‘what a luck!’

Me: Some claim that you are especially cruel to them…
Destiny: Every single person seems to think so. Believe me, I do not discriminate.

Me: What would happen in your absence?
Destiny: Life would become lonely. We enjoy each other’s company. I’m sure even you do.

Raksha Kumar