MAKTUB?

Do you agree with the philosophy of MAKTUB? Do you believe that it is true?
Well, my blog is on this topic, because I don't agree with the philosophy.

The merchant told him- "Maktub"
Santiago asked- "What does that mean?"
The merchant replied- " Maktub, it means, it's all written."
An extract from "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

In the holy Quran, it's written. The Islamic religion believes in Maktub, i.e., everything which is happening, which has happened, or which will ever happen, is all written. This means, that it's all the play of destiny.

If it were so, then why do we perform our Karma? Why do we work hard to achieve our goals and dreams? Why do we work harder each day, to become better? And why after all, are we taught to do hardwork?

I don't wish to hurt anybody's religious sentiments, but I feel that a soul creates or destroys his/her luck by ownself. The soul is the God of the universe for ownself. And blaming things on the other God, which has been created by religious myths, is not fair.

Maybe, the two souls meet on a purpose. Indeed their meet is destiny, and indeed, this is MAKTUB.

Maybe, a writer finds peace in writings, and a dancer finds solace in dance. Indeed, the choice of your love for an art is destiny. And indeed, this is MAKTUB.
Maybe, my fingers embracing the pen, and my thoughts, cuddling the heart, to bring out the message for viewers is destiny. Indeed, this is MAKTUB.
Blaming our failure on bad luck is wrong. And blaming somebody's success, achieved as the fruit of utmost hardwork, on "luck-by-chance", is really rubbish. All we are supposed to do is to carry on the continuous hardwork, trust our own intuition, and believe that- ALL GOOD WILL HAPPEN WITH YOU :)
Maybe, all this what we define as Maktub, is not Maktub. But you can create your own magic, by following the omens being laid for you.