Fate
Am I the only one who thinks fate is comforting rather than confining?
At the ToK movie night on Tuesday, we were talking after the movie about perception and how emotion affects perception (because that is the only ToK aspect of the stupid movie we watched), and somehow we got into a short side-conversation about fate. Now, I don't know if this happens with anyone else, but nearly every time I enter into a of philosophical discussion, someone brings up fate, and then I don't get to make my point about it before the subject changes again. The usual happened on Tuesday: Tyler brought up fate, Sheila responded, Tyler might have made a comment, but then we moved on, and I didn't get a chance to say anything. So here I go, saying something.
Fate is comforting to me. Just think about it: Whatever you are doing right now, you are meant to be doing. Since the dawn of time, you were meant to be doing what you're doing right now, what you did yesterday, and what you will do tomorrow. That doesn't mean it was decided for you, just that--if you believe in a Supreme Being, and if you don't, you probably don't believe in fate anyway--He knows you well enough to know exactly what you are going to do, before you do it. Isn't it comforting to know that someone knows you that well? He knows you well enough to know what you would do in any situation, and he knows everyone well enough to know exactly what situation everyone is going to be in, all the time. You always have the ability to choose what to do, and you are constantly choosing and acting upon those decisions, but He knows you so well that He knows what your decision will be, every time. You can't fool Him. Isn't that wonderful?
I hope that makes sense. In the one time I've had the chance to explain this idea to someone before now, they didn't understand. I guess that's okay. As long as I understand, and continue to be comforted, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks, does it?
At the ToK movie night on Tuesday, we were talking after the movie about perception and how emotion affects perception (because that is the only ToK aspect of the stupid movie we watched), and somehow we got into a short side-conversation about fate. Now, I don't know if this happens with anyone else, but nearly every time I enter into a of philosophical discussion, someone brings up fate, and then I don't get to make my point about it before the subject changes again. The usual happened on Tuesday: Tyler brought up fate, Sheila responded, Tyler might have made a comment, but then we moved on, and I didn't get a chance to say anything. So here I go, saying something.
Fate is comforting to me. Just think about it: Whatever you are doing right now, you are meant to be doing. Since the dawn of time, you were meant to be doing what you're doing right now, what you did yesterday, and what you will do tomorrow. That doesn't mean it was decided for you, just that--if you believe in a Supreme Being, and if you don't, you probably don't believe in fate anyway--He knows you well enough to know exactly what you are going to do, before you do it. Isn't it comforting to know that someone knows you that well? He knows you well enough to know what you would do in any situation, and he knows everyone well enough to know exactly what situation everyone is going to be in, all the time. You always have the ability to choose what to do, and you are constantly choosing and acting upon those decisions, but He knows you so well that He knows what your decision will be, every time. You can't fool Him. Isn't that wonderful?
I hope that makes sense. In the one time I've had the chance to explain this idea to someone before now, they didn't understand. I guess that's okay. As long as I understand, and continue to be comforted, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks, does it?