Fate

Google the Fates!

So what does everyone think about fate, anyway? I’m not normally a big fan of the concept. I much prefer free will, but it seems sometimes much like I’m destined to do certain things. Today I had a complex series of events that led to a couple of rather fortunate occurrences. I changed a couple of plans and was rewarded for following my gut. It just felt right and I’m somewhat stimulated by the serendipitous results of those decisions. I mean, I didn’t expect to meet someone that would reinforce some of my thoughts so much in just one evening, nor did I expect to happen to be in the right place for a friend without any real forethought to the discussion. Typically I can see it coming at least to some extent. In this instance, however, I had no expectations of it whatsoever. I suppose given effort I could’ve expected it, but I didn’t spend that effort. I just flowed with the sequence of events. Makes me think, I’ll admit. I can’t help but wonder about all things philosophical in relation to such good luck in successive sequence. Then again, the Taoist in me disagrees with that thought. I do still tend much towards Taoism and that the events are neither good nor bad, instead they are just events. I can apply meaning to them, but they don’t have inherent meaning. For some reason, however, that’s a much easier school of thought to maintain while the times are bad. When times are good I’d much prefer the thought that somehow a force, be it God, the universe or the fates, is looking out for and planning out the positive events in my life.