I think fate can have multiple sides. There are times when I think it is used to control people, to give hope for better/worse or else is pre-destined. I think fate can be both applied socially as well as spiritually.

Fate I sometimes like to think of it as a future and potential for life or where someone can go. I guess my view ultimately of fate is “what if?”. When I think of this I think of the times that people hear because of their background they will either do well or poorly in life and others that they can overcome their condition or past and do great things. For some people their past or circumstances are sometimes directly attached to their belief in their fate.

I would love to believe that I have complete control of my life but sadly our lives are attached to others. At times our decisions can effect others in the same way others lives effect us and because of that fate isn’t just our choices but others choices and ours combined. Throw in things that are completely out of our control and the possibility of fate scares me to death.

I think the scariest part is that we have the power to make things we do not want to happen to come true and sometimes after hearing things over and over we turn things that were just phrases into a truth and fact in our life. These are things that we never wanted to be there. At times I think fate is nothing more then a strong belief in something that we either make a truth and reality or else say “it wasn’t meant to be”. For me “fate” changes constantly and my belief isn’t absolute I still like to believe I have control but then I wonder again.