Gianni Johnson
Professor Hughes
Eng 112 070M
18 October 2017
Chance Or Fate Chance and Fate are two tightly knitted subjects that are differentiated between a fine line of probability and destiny due to some belief of a higher power. An event in a person’s life, which he or she wouldn’t expect and also has changed one’s course of life is often referred to as fate or chance. Controversially, some people term it as fate, while others term it as chance, because they can’t explain how the outcome or series of events occurred. At a personal level, the words ‘fate’ and ‘chance’ have significant impacts in a person’s life. The two seem to blend together in every life choice, which seems to start as free will but will ultimately end in fate.
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Many who believe in fate have a religious background and believe in a higher power. Fate, otherwise referred to as destiny, is nothing but the result of a person’s actions in life.The saying, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction” can be a commonly associated statement for the term fate. The other saying that comes to one’s mind about fate is “As you sow, so you reap.” According to Hindu philosophy, “man is destined to reap the benefits of his actions, be it good or bad, and cannot escape from them.” Humans, by nature, have the tendency to not accept one’s mistakes. When faults react on one’s own life, people refer to it as ‘fate’. Because they use it as an excuse for all the bad things that have occurred in one’s life, and “luck” if the results turn out to be positive. Humans never say it is due to one’s own wrongs,but is because a higher power has chosen for …show more content…
Even though he knows it’s wrong and doesn’t belong to him, Moss can’t resist the money he finds and takes it with him. Moss becomes the hunted when a unforgiving killer named Chigurh, who in which the money belongs to,(Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. In order to get Moss’s attention Chigurh threatens Moss that he would visit and kill his wife, if he doesn't cooperate. As a man of his word, he visited Moss’s wife and decides to determine her “fate,” by a coin toss. Chance also played a key role in this scene, the probability based on the coin landing on heads or tails, but ultimately due to his promise her death was inevitable. Her option of free will was limited or null in void, and had no impact on the lasting outcome of the situation. Her death was solely on the basis of her husband's free will to go against Chigurh’s offer, and gamble with the risk of losing his wife. In the end, he gained nothing and their destinies become intertwined, where both were submissive to the inevitability of death due to one decision based on
Voltaire once said “[t]he longer we dwell on our misfortune the greater their power is to harm us”. Everyone has heard about bad luck and disaster, they are words that people just laugh at because they think that they will not be trapped into a situation where bad luck or disaster will come into hand. The proper word used for this type of situation is misfortune and misfortune is the decision of fate because it is the consequence humans put upon themselves by their actions. Humans do selfish things and expect the good to come of it and all that comes out of it is the bad, did anyone ever take the time to think that misfortune even affects those who do not deserve it but it was fate who chose to do it. It was fate who made those humans suffer
The concept of fate in the lives of men and woman is something that has been around for as long as history has been recorded. However it feels like fate works better as a tool for writers through the ages, than as a way to know the true path of people’s lives. Religion is something that has been interwoven with fate, however the concept can be too easily manipulated in the world for it to tell the story of an entire life. In the end, the only thing that all men and women are fated to do is die, and even that is not determined until the day that it happens.
Fate is defined as “the determining cause by which things in general are believed to…happen as they do,” “It is “an inevitable…outcome.” (Merriam-Webster) However, fate isn’t the determining cause, it is dependent on karmas. Karmas are derivatives of the invisible Karman particles that are all around the world. (umich.edu) Through ones’ thoughts and actions karmas bond to the soul. (umich.edu) Over time the karmas accumulate and begin to cloud the once pure and truly knowledge soul. Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles uses the idea of fate as the basis for his tragedy “Oedipus the King.” The character Oedipus ultimately turns out to be an exemplification the notions of Karma and fate.
Some people may not believe that fate is something that truthfully exists in the world. This portion of the population doubts that there is anything that is actually meant to be or supposed to happen thinking that there is always a way around troubling predicaments, knowing that it isn't necessary to turn out just one certain way. They trust that whatever occurs in their lives comes as a result of the decisions that they make with their own free will. Others, however, believe that whatever happens during the course of their lives is inevitable and every event predestined and laid out before them like a roadmap to life; in other words, fate. William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet has fate as an exceptionally crucial force, pulling the characters into a more animated state. Because of fate, the play becomes tremendously thrilling and it is exactly what manages the two young lovers to meet each other in the first place. The moment that Romeo and Juliet meet is the exact incident that leads to their death, however unaware these "star-crossed lovers" are to that fact. Thus, fate is undoubtedly the most responsible influence for the couple's heartbreaking tragedy.
Free will ultimately brought about the death of Romeo and Juliet. Obviously Juliet and Romeo’s ending was predetermined for them because it is after all a play. Which in some ways invalidates the debate of whether or not they had free will. However with a willing suspension of reality we can analyze the events that take place had this been a real situation. The events leading up to Romeo and Juliet’s untimely death are at best circumstantial, and each one is individually preventable. Some of the events could be considered fate on the premise of a chain reaction, however for my purposes I will say that had they not made the choice that had started the chain reaction it would not have happened. Therefore, it is still based upon free will.
Marilyn Monroe once said, “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they 're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” Is fate subjected to one’s actions or is there another force that intervenes? Two choices to pick from, but each decision will result in a different ending. Most people believe they are free to choose whatever they want, however was fate already predestined that makes people decide their fate regardless of choice? Over the centuries, people have pondered upon the fact that integrity, justice, and moral principles play a role in deciding one’s fate. Does this mean that if Odysseus were to put aside his pride and be humble along his journey home, he would not have gone through all that trouble for anything? Is fate uncontrollable even for the Gods to handle? Forrest Gump is born mental
The French Revolution was a time when many people sacrificed their lives for their beliefs. As the French Revolution moved on, more people joined the movement and risked their lives. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is set during this time. Many people who sacrificed their lives for the Revolution felt like it was their fate to do this. This idea of fate is described many times in Dickens’ novel to magnify the story. The theme of fate is prevalent in the novel through the lives of many characters. This theme is used to show how a person is unable to escape their fate because it is already decided. The metaphors and symbols in the novel are greatly used to contribute to the theme of fate through the symbols of knitting, the fountain and water, and the wine.
Some people may not believe that fate truthfully exist in the world. Part of the population doubts that there are things that is meant or supposed to happen thinking that they will always have a way to get around troubling predication, knowing that thing won’t just turn out that one certain way. They are certain of whatever happens in their life is due to the decision they made from their free will. Others, though, believe their life is an inevitable and all events that happen is predestined and planed out for them like a map of life. Or what Shakespeare calls fate. In Shakespeare’s play, fate plays a role like an exceptional crucial force in Romeo and Juliet. Fate leads the two young lovers to come across each other. The moment Juliet and
Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control. Essentially it means that there are certain events in everyone’s life that are predetermined and completely unavoidable. In The Iliad, fate is even unchangeable by the gods. The belief is that there is a fixed natural order to the universe and that
...s to avoid fate, a chain of unexpected unfortunate events are unleashed and a divine master plan is fulfilled. Man must simply act according to his own convictions concerning the matter and hope that if Fate is indeed existent, there might be an even balance between her and the freedom of choice.
Fate seems to defy humanity at every turn. A man may have his life planned out to the last second, but then some random force intervenes and he dies the second after he has completed his life plan. Some believe in fate, believing that our lives are predetermined from the moment we are born. Other people believe that everything is random, the result of some god rolling the dice in a universal poker game. Still other people believe that each and every person is in total control of his or her destiny, every step of the way. Who is to say which viewpoint is false? Every culture has a unique perception of the role of fate in our lives, and no group has the "right answer," simply a different answer. Taking into consideration the views of other cultures can help an individual refine his personal viewpoint on this inconceivable subject.
Fate can be defined many different ways. Webster's Dictionary defines fate as a power that supposedly predetermines events. Fate is synonymous to the word destiny, which suggests that events are unavoidable and unchangeable. Whatever happens in life is meant to be and cannot be changed by mankind. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, fate plays an important role in the lives of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.
Fate is non-existent as one's future is based upon their own personal decisions. It is believing
“Fate is nothing, but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence”, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Webster defines fate as a “ a power thought to control all events and impossible to resist” “a persons destiny.” This would imply that fate has an over whelming power over the mind. This thing called fate is able to control a person and that person has no ability to change it.