This is an illustrative account of the inner struggle of man from birth to death, in retrospect of desire to achieve the optimum goal of life; which could either be beautiful, ugly, hard, soft, compromising and unpredictable within the whims of time. If destiny is to determine failures and successes in our human endeavour then, what part does personal efforts and determinism be considered as our human deliberation. 'A MAN ON THE ROAD', presents an argument which is intended to examine what is to be considered as, effort related achievement on the basis of positive self application and destiny oriented. The road map for the main character of this novel, stem from obscurity to uncertainty driven by share personal ambition and egoism which finally culminates into security of life thus breaking the adverse chains of poverty, deprivation, social exclusion and shame. If life is to be so unkind and hostile for certain class of people who could be considered as, being marginalised and helpless, should the need for self application be of essence within predestination? Excluding theological aspects of the journey of life what needs to be looked at, from the practicality of life is whether 'destiny' has any role in the political and socio-economic development of man.