Sometimes I wonder what this construct called fate actually is. Does it really exist? In reality, are there things about one's life that are predestined, or preordained, and won't change -- no matter how hard one tries?
I feel that way sometimes. I'm not generally one to say that something is FATE, or that something was destined to happen. For the most part, I do feel like we as individuals shape our destinies, and that our lives are what we make of them.
Every once in a while, though, I think that no matter how hard I try, no matter what I do, there are some things that are going to happen a certain way, and there's absolutely nothing that I can do to make it different. Even if the outcome isn't something that I want. So I guess the question is, do I keep spinning my wheels and keep trying to change my fate, or do I try to work my ass off to change -- to improve my path?
I almost deleted this ridiculous post, but I decided against it. I suppose it was a testament to my state of mind at the time that I wrote it. I remember writing it because I was frustrated that I'd been told that I was completely wrong about something that I thought was a (remote) possibility. It made me question whether or not some things are worth really pushing for, if the outcome is already determined. And, if it's possible to change whatever the "preordained" outcome is. Eh. Anyway, I think I need to prevent myself from blogging in the middle of the night. That would certainly help!
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