You're actually posing something close to a religious question; nobody has any way to organise shoulds and deserves and suchlike happen without a faith-based ar

You're actually posing something close to a religious question; nobody has any way to organise shoulds and deserves and suchlike happen without a faith-based argument. However, as a practical matter, most fields are stuffed with people who are either not or barely competent. If you focus on not making exactly 0 beginner mistakes then in my experience that is usually enough break into the top 10% of people and achieve success. Sometimes better than top 10% in uncompetitive fields. No competitive spirit or questions of merit required. Although making no mistakes is quite challenging. Don't get worked up if things go wrong.