Fate-October

Fate

 

Is there such a thing as fate? This is a very controversial topic in the media world. Are our actions and decisions already made for us by a greater power or do we have free will? I personally believe in a mix between the two. I believe that everything happens for a reason. Even when something negative occurs it is because God was keeping something worse from happening, given he has a plan for us. I believe that we have the power of choice, but God already knows the choices we are going to make, thus even though we are making day to day decisions, our choices are part of a larger plan. Another aspect of fate I believe in is that the decisions of others impact our own lives. Human interaction plays a large part in our perspectives on live and allows different opportunities to come our way. Since human lives are so tightly linked, any decision will alter another's life in some way. While I believe that our paths can be altered by others, I trust that our lives are monitored and planned out by God. Fate is a very tricky subject since it involves religious beliefs, which is why I believe in a mix between free will and a fated path by God.

 

In a story we read this month, Oedipus, the characters struggle to defy their prophesized fates. Ironically, even though they try to escape, their fates continue to happen in unexpected ways. For example, Oedipus' fate is to kill his father and marry his mother. Even though he is sent away, he ends up killing his father in an accident and unknowingly marries his mother. I agree with this perception of fate to a certain extent. I understand the idea of a destined path, but I do not think that a human can prophesize a fated future.

 

When I hear this story it reminds me of those movies where the character has to relive a certain day over and over again until he/she accomplishes what he/she is fated to do. One of these movies is called Twelve Dates of Christmas. In this movie, the main character relives Christmas Eve over and over again, until she finds the man she was fated to be with. This movie displays the idea I've been trying to express; our decisions effect our lives and others, but we are still on an overall path of fate by God.