I see this lousy advice given all the time. People console each other with this nonsense when they fail. They console themselves when they want to give up. The use it as an excuse to others when they quit. "Oh well, it just wasn't meant to be."
Bullshit.
Rocks weren't meant to be stacked on top of each other, but we have Stonehenge. Clay wasn't meant to be a building material, but we have the Colosseum. Mankind wasn't meant to fly, but we rule the air.
It wasn't meant to be. So what? That's... continue reading at Fluent Every Year
