Fate

Fate has been debated since the day it was introduced as an idea. Is there something we're meant to do? Does every person have a path? Are things predetermined? Is it all random? Do we have a choice? There's no way to know for sure. It's usually a discussion of what you believe. Most people have an opinion on this. Fate, chance, choice, most people know what they believe. If they don't, they usually are set that they will never know. Others come to an epiphany, when something happens. When something horrible happens, the faith in fate drops drastically. How could that be part of some higher plan? Why would God or whatever you believe in do that? Many people in these instances turn to chance, where things just happen for no reason, and we have no control over it but neither does a higher power. If they did, then they would have stopped it. Others turn to choice, especiallyif the  horrible thing was a killing, or something that could be blamed on a person. Lots of people need to blame someone, to say that it happened because of that persons choice. It's hard for me to say. I don't like to make a belief for certain because in my mind there is no way to be sure. Knowing something to be true absolutely is something I don't know how to do. I'm too inquisitive to just accept something, and I have no way to check things like this. But anyway, fate. It's an interesting concept. That things all happen for a reason. Lots of people start to believe in fate when something wonderful happens. When you meet the love of your life, or your child is born, or something happens that is almost too good to be true. That's when the seed of faith blooms. It is planted when we are young, it is taught to many. It grows during these good events, and then in those wonderful times, it blooms, and people believe in fate. I've almost felt it when I meet some people. There are friends that are so great I can't believe I was lucky enough to meet them, and people so perfect for me I can hardly even process that they're in my life. It makes me want to believe in fate. In a reason for this blessing, for this life. Was it just random that I met these people? Was it fate that I tried out for that play or went to that week of camp or got into that class or went to that event? I don't know. Perhaps it was all just luck. Whatever it is, I hope that it keeps happening because I'm pretty happy right now.

"Does the walker choose the path or does the path choose the walker?" The Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix