A Matter of Destiny. passion or wish

Advice for a long lifetime of resilience, self-faith and the power of gratitude.

What does it take to leave everything behind—family, culture, comfort—and build a new life from nothing?

At just eighteen years old, Aslam Khatri left Karachi with a one-way ticket to Canada and a heart full of hope. A palmist once told him he had no travel lines on his hand—but destiny had other plans.

In this deeply moving memoir, A Matter of Destiny: Passion or Wish traces Khatri’s incredible journey from the crowded streets of Pakistan to the executive boardrooms of Canada. Through culture shock, loneliness, entrepreneurial triumphs, and unimaginable personal loss, he never lost sight of the values his father instilled: dignity, resilience, and belief in the self.

You’ll walk beside him as:
• He leaves his family and homeland behind as a teenager
• He faces hardship, prejudice, and self-doubt in a cold new country
• He finds love, loses a child, and rebuilds his family
• He rises from $50 a week to extraordinary business success—then chooses simplicity and sustained peace over excess

Told with humility and grace, this is more than a memoir. It’s a mirror—reflecting the universal truths of courage, identity, gratitude, and the enduring power of purpose.

If you’ve ever questioned whether your story matters, this book will show you that it does.