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Margaret Thatcher said

Pay attention to your thoughts, because they will become language. Pay attention to your words, because they will turn into actions. Pay attention to your behaviors, because they will become habits. Pay attention to your habits, because they will become your character. Pay attention to your character, because it will become your destiny. We are what we think.

Margaret Thatcher said:

Be careful what you think, because ideas can be turned into words. Be careful of your words, because words will turn into actions. Be careful of your actions, because actions will become a habit. Be careful of your habits, because habits can form character. Be careful of your character, because it can determine your fate. What we think, we will become that kind of person.

There is a famous saying in the west: character determines fate.

There is a famous saying in the west: character determines fate.

China has a famous saying: Man proposes, God disposes.

China has a famous saying: Man proposes, God disposes.

So, what is the fate of people?

It stands to reason that westerners believe in God more, so in their view, a person's fate should of course be in the hands of God. However, they just put forward that "character determines fate."

I think it may be understood that when you show your character, thoughts and actions to God, God will arrange your destiny. Margaret Thatcher attributed the formation of people's character to people's thoughts, so she had the saying that thoughts determine fate. In their view, the decision-making power of fate is in people's own hands, which makes sense.

But from China? Not to mention what creed you believe, in fact, how many people really believe, probably God knows. Swear to be firm, which means you are guilty. This trick has long been understood by everyone. Perhaps the tradition of believing in Buddhism and respecting Confucianism has a long history, so fatalism is more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Most people understand that to do things well, of course, we need our own efforts, but the final decision is not in our own hands, and success must rely on the gift of God. Therefore, people often hold the idea of "striving hard and having a clear conscience". If it is achieved, it is the favor of the Buddha, and it is necessary to burn incense and make a wish; If not, it's bad luck. No wonder someone is relieved.

To sum up, if things are not successful, westerners will find reasons from themselves; China people bemoaned their bad luck.

The above analysis is probably unacceptable to many people. Because the so-called western and China ways of thinking mentioned above are not accurate. In fact, just as "character determines fate" is not exclusive to westerners, China people may not all accept the fatalism of "Man proposes, God disposes".

So, which kind of thinking is better?

In my opinion, if a person wants to succeed, of course, he should try his best. If at first you don't succeed, spread out your hands and say that God won't help you, then pull it down and lie down from now on. It would be strange if you could do things well with such an attitude.

The normal idea, of course, is to find the reason after failure. But one of the worst practices is to always find reasons on others or complain about the poor external environment. Anyway, in a word, I firmly believe that I have tried my best and there is no problem at all. Failure is someone else's responsibility, an environmental problem. In that case, "character determines fate" will play a role. With such a bad personality, how can there be a fate of not failing? Even if God wants to help, he can't help such a person!

So who does God help? The balance of fate always favors those who are good at introspection after failure. They are not depressed, do not give up on themselves, and do not shirk their responsibilities and blame others. They are good at discovering their own shortcomings, thinking about ways to improve and continuing to start from scratch. With such a character, fate will wave and smile at them. It can be said that people who are unwilling to reflect are unlikely to succeed. But in reality, many people refuse to reflect, and the result is to add insult to injury and completely lose the opportunity to change their destiny.

However, people are not omnipotent after all. It should be admitted that there will always be cases of failure after repeated efforts, and there may even be no change until death. Under such circumstances, people should accept this reality frankly and have no regrets. As described in the famous writer Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, although the old fisherman was defeated, his indomitable spirit endures forever. Who doesn't admire him?