For today, I'm quoting something that I believe is inspirational:

Behold :) - a part from the wonderful book that I've read - "Autobiography of a Yogi", by Paramahamsa Yogananda. These paragraphs are from the chapter "Outwitting the stars", and is the Paramahamsa's guru Sri Yukteswar's answer to the former's question about the significance of astrology:

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The message boldly blazoned across the heavens at the moment of birth is not meant to emphasize fate — the result of past good and evil — but to arouse man's will to escape from his universal thralldom. What he has done, he can undo. None other than himself was the instigator of the causes of whatever effects are now prevalent in his life. He can overcome any limitation, because he created it by his own actions in the first place, and because he has spiritual resources which are not subject to planetary pressure.

"Superstitious awe of astrology makes one an automaton, slavishly dependent on mechanical guidance. The wise man defeats his planets—which is to say, his past—by transferring his allegiance from the creation to the Creator. The more he realizes his unity with Spirit, the less he can be dominated by matter. The soul is ever-free; it is deathless because it is birthless. It cannot be regimented by stars"

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I've never found a more appropriate book that indicates the wisdom and profoundness of the teachings that have originated from India. The book and its language is flawless, and its clarity is amazing. Apart from answering the unanswered, the book goes a long way in being secular, because though its been written by a Hindu Yogi, you can find ample references to Christian and other religious teachings. What's even more stunning is that there are even a couple of chapters that wouldn't be out of place in a thesis based on physics/science. If fiction bores you, and you'd like to know more about life..., or even are just curious, my advice is: pick up a copy!