The Lot In Life

It seems that many believe in the concept of having a "lot" in life. By lot meaning they're somewhat bound to have a sort of social status, for example, and will never transcend that level no matter how hard they try. Well I say hogwash. Of course they never would, if they never tried, since they already figured it was hopeless to begin with! Quite the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Sometimes I think the regulation of self-esteem, and concept of a lot in life are methods of social control designed specifically to convince people that they should not aspire to advance far beyond their assigned station in life. If true, it is a well-established method to maintain social order by artificially encouraging the stagnation of the lower social classes.

Either way, the belief is unacceptable, since it not only prevents people from becoming the best that they can be, but also stunts the growths of societies that hold this mistaken belief. There is no limit to what people can achieve when they set their minds to it, and failure is an acceptable outcome when even one's best efforts prove insufficient. Still, one will never know the possibilities open to oneself without first trying, and if one first fails, one will not know future success if one does not get up and try yet again.