Where Destiny Led: What If?

About the Book

Life is a continuing series of decisions and consequences. The consequences of this series of decisions constitute the lives we live and have brought us to this exact moment. This process is called destiny, and it controls all aspects of our lives.

In this memoir, author Ryan James uses the events and experiences of his life to explore the concept of destiny. He shows how all of his life’s actions have affected who he is today—his birth on a farm during a raging blizzard, the death of his mother two days after his birth, attending college in the 1960s, enlisting in the US Army, serving in England, graduating from engineering school, working as an engineer, traveling within the United States and abroad, and enjoying retirement.

Where Destiny Led: What If? examines the consequences—the what ifs—of changes in the stream of events. What would be the result? What would life be like today? It examines James’s past and present from the perspective of his own destiny—the mystical force that weaves our lives together, the universal control that makes us who we are at any given time.

About the Author

Ryan James is a retired engineer who spent most of his career writing technical reports. James and his wife, Beth, live in Severna Park, Maryland.