Meant To Be

Poetry is meant to be heard.

Communism was meant to be an alternative religion.

Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame are not normal, everyday malware, of course. All three of them were most likely developed by a Western intelligence agency as part of covert operations that weren't meant to be discovered. The fact that the malware evaded detection proves how well the attackers did their job.

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.

Rock music is not meant to be perfect.

We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be.

Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.

After the first miscarriage, I tried to take the attitude that it was my body's way of telling me that this pregnancy wasn't meant to be.