One thing that has always bothered me was the thought of fate. Everyone likes to throw the word "fate" around when describing human existence. What is our fate as humans? What does fate hold in store for us? Yet, do people really understand what the word fate means? The actual thought of fate existing, basically, means that we have no control or hold over our own lives. Now I cannot speak for you, but this really deters me from having a pleasant thought over my existence. If you are confused right now, just follow me for a bit as my thought process is laid out.
Now imagine the last decision you made. Does not matter how trivial or important it was, as long as you had to decide between two, or more, outcomes. Got it? Now imagine that no matter what you thought to try and determine the outcome, it was already chosen for you. It was fated out for you since the dawn of time. You were destined to make that decision at that point in your life and no matter how much thought you put into it, it was out of your hands. Which brings another thought to mind. What if we try and work against fate? Does that mean we were fated to work against fate itself and thus completing fates grand plan? Very intriguing.
Now, again, I cannot speak for you, but I am torn about this thought. I know I previously stated that it makes me not so pleasant about my existence, yet at the same time it gives me some security. It means that no matter what I try and do I cannot run away from my fate. Whatever it is I am destined for, I must complete. Again not a pleasant thought since, in theory, we cannot do what we actually want to do. Yet, what if what we actually want to do is exactly what fate has planned for us? Thus it contains a subtle sense of safety and security. An unpleasant, safe, and complete existence that was determined before we ever were a thought in our parents minds. But, this is not what I believe, so then I suppose life is pleasant, chaotic, and incomplete. At least for me it is anyways. You? Well, I suppose only time will determine what you think, unless it's already destined what you think. Pleasant hunting.
2 comments:
Personally, I think all people are born with some purpose that they are truly destined to do.
However, we aren't forced to find it. We have to look for our calling and THAT is what I think fate is. The search, the attempt to find what we were meant to do in life.
An incomplete opinion that I can't explain, but it's what I believe.
I have to beleive that some things in life are out of our hands. I have had events in my life that I have had to turn over to God's plan. Is that their fate or mine? Or the people you connect with in life, is that their fate or yours or both?
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