For centuries and throughout most of human history people have been enthralled by the concept of fate.

Generally accepted as the idea that a person's life path has been predetermined by some outside source, the specifics have changed over time.

Ancient civilizations such as the Greeks and the Romans, viewed fate as a result of deities,

orchestrating the details of every human's life,

a process which was explained through myths and stories.

The notion that each of our lives follows a predetermined

course is not accepted by all, at least not all of the time. Many of us choose to

believe we create our own destinies through free will and choices,

while others argue we are only under the illusion that free will is in our hands,

that ultimately we were fated to make those exact decisions either way.

Those who do subscribe to the idea of fate or embrace that some of our life is preordained

tend to glean some positive effects such as developing

resilience, becoming more self-aware, hopeful, and gratuitous. This is easy when

fate works out in our favor. For example, you are faded to get lost one day to be turned around and

brought to a coffee shop where you are then seated next to a stranger who just happened to strike

up a conversation which led to a first date, then a second, and ultimately a happy

marriage.

It's easy to fall back on, it was meant to be, it was faded, years ahead of moments like

this, when it all turns out for the better.

But what happens when those faded moments, conversations, turning left versus right, running

late or running early, sets events into motion that alter the course of your life

in a not-so-wel welcome way.

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