15th December - Is 'Fate' Real?



It feels as if some things in life happen by chance, or perhaps, you'd like to call it 'fate'. Lionel Messi, for example, in his final ever tournament, reaching the World Cup Final with 90 minutes separating him from cementing his legacy against any further debate in future that he is indeed, undoubtedly, the G.O.A.T. But we see these types of 'coincidence' all the time. A question that has plagued people for years is that of fate vs freewill, being the defining factor of life. The problem with believing everything to be predestined will make life seem rather pointless and futile. So is fate real?





If everything is already mapped out, what would inspire change and why? Well yes fate is real, but it is not predestined by anybody else other than us. What people generally call destiny is nothing but what they essentially end up creating unconsciously. The minute we start believing fate to be something that lies beyond our control, something that is inevitable, is when we do ourselves a grave disservice. For example, it is not 'fate' if you end up with abs. Chances are, you've had to surround yourself with the right nutrition and workout routine, and ultimately hard-work and motivation, to achieve this. Those who sit at home on their sofas cannot bemoan 'fate' that their body is not what they might want it to be.




Life is what we make of it, and as human beings, this is where our power lies. Destiny unfolds with every thought, word, and action of ours. Although we might not get to choose the cards that life deals us with, the way we play them is all about our own freewill. Even if we believe that our lives are indeed predestined, then the question arises: predestined by whom or what? Some people believe in God, astrology, karma, intuition, and others in absolute freewill. No matter what one’s belief system is, life cannot move on unless it spurs on inspired action and change. Whether or not we believe in a pre-planned existence, it should not make us doubt our power of choice.  There may be a million things impacting us, but what we make out of them still rests in our hands. Not just that, we get to decide whether these beliefs of ours inspire us or terrify us. Do we use fate and the unknown as a means to challenge and motivate ourselves, or do we let it absolve us of our responsibilities? No matter what our idea of the divine plan is, it comes into fruition only when we acknowledge the divinity within ourselves...




... Our role in CREATING our destiny is always central.

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