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Our individual destinies are distinct. We do not know our own destiny. If there is a letter written or a passage in a book, I can read it to you. But I cannot read to you my destiny. Let me give you just one example. I spoke earlier, about forty minutes ago, of an accident. It happened in Jaipur. People were traveling by cycles, rickshaws, motorbikes, and mopeds. At a railway crossing, the barrier was closed, and people were waiting. You know how it is when a crossing is closed—traffic builds up and gets stuck. Hundreds of people were waiting. A train was passing. And in that very minute, a large bird was flying overhead, carrying a big snake in its legs. Unfortunately, it lost its grip and dropped the snake onto the crowd below. It fell upon one particular man. The snake, whether angry or frightened, began to bite that man. He was bitten in two places. He cried out, "Snake! Snake!" People started running, coming to his aid. Meanwhile, the snake slithered down and out of the crowd. The bird turned back, caught the snake again, and flew away. The man died. Destiny. Why that one particular man, out of hundreds? Ponder it. We do not know when, where, or how the end of our life will come. Therefore, we should be prepared forever. We never know when this will happen. This is destiny, or what we call an accident. Recording location: Slovenia, Koper, Public lecture