Do things happen for a reason? Is there some cosmic force that brings us together, or maybe tears us apart? I personally am torn on this topic. Somethings in my life I believe happened for a reason, and other times I believe that I make my own path. But I really would like to know if you believe in fate, and if things happen for a reason?
-Pacific Wildcat
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When I think about fate my initial response is that it doesn’t exist. It is hard for me to believe that there is a greater power that ultimately drives our lives in a specific, pre-planned direction because it seems that most things in life are a direct result of our decisions and actions. But then I think about bad things that have happened in my life and the good things that eventually came from them. When I think about how things worked out in the end, I begin to wonder if there are things in our lives that are meant to happen. The idea of fate really confuses me at times. Part of me feels that fate doesn’t exist but the other feels that some things really do happen for a reason, certain events happen with perfect timing, and fate really does exist.
-Chartruese Chimpanzee