Do you think events in your life happen for a reason / do people have a destiny?
353628
Absolute. It is a chance to grow and learn from it. \nI believe that it is one of the reason why we are here,\nand live our <journey>, meet the right people at the right \ntime,be at the place at the right time ,to accomplish\nwhat we have to.(Even if we don't like it ,sometimes.)\nThat's the miracle of life.
1063761
Destiny is the inevitable fate to which a person is destined, where fate is a predetermined course of events. \n\nOr a better way to put it is fate is like the path which is already been planned out leading to a predetermined destiny.  I think
1156367
I believe it is all planned ahead of time by God. If you study the Christian Bible, it really opens your eyes. It's kinda neat in a way to think about, becuase sometimes I think about how I could have been born ANYWHERE. In a poverish country, to a wealthy or poor family, with disabilities, etc. but I was chose to be born in New Jersey and 100% healthy. I'm a Christian like the person you spoke to, and would say that YES things such as our gender, where we are born, are fated. However, God also allows us to make our own decisions. So if a person commits a crime and goes to jail, or a person does something negative, I feel that it was their mistake that they chose to do and that things like that aren't fated.
1087831
i don't believe in coincidence...\ni believe everything happens for a reason...\nyou have to decide for yourself what you believe; it's up to you whether you will believe what a scientist or theorist has to say... (you can't believe everyting you hear)
1150546
Life is based on some occurrences that are random and others that can be manipulated with a greater degrees of certainty depending on one's control of their environment. As such, the random events may fall greatly in your favor, greatly to your detriment, or somewhere in between. I would not call that fair as there is no probability that your outcomes will balance. The controllable events may be manipulated by somebody not concerned with your well-being or may be manipulated by you with a lack of regard for others' well-being. I would not call that fair, either. The way to optimize your experience is to have as much control and knowledge as possible, be insulated or non-threatening to those who have more than you, and to avoid as much as possible events with unpredictable outcomes.
200720
age old question my friend =)\n\ni beleive  each of us has a destiny relative to perception.\nwhat we see as right/wrong is based on past experiences and relationships\n\nto go forward..we must go back
391605
I've had this happen to me, by my friends or family. It's usually because they're jealous or they feel like life isn't doing anything good for them.
357616
I definately believe that. I think we all have a "plan" of life. And that if something is meant to be it will be. The road might be rocky getting there but it will happen as it is supposed to.\nAnd if it isnt meant to be it  wont. You can not force it to.\nI also believe everything happens for a reason even if it isnt apparent to us what the reason is at the time.
304430
I think there are signs everywhere, But I don't think people really pay attention to the signs, I know I have had dreams and have come true. I had a dream about my ex wife and if I had not called her the next morning and told her about it she would have died, Signs yes I believe..
522474
Life is what we make it with God's guidance. It is actually not "luck or coincidence".  Its God's Divine Providence for us to make use of. When we say "Good Luck" it supposedly meant "God Bless".\n\nMy 17 yr old wants a job this summer, so we're looking for one.  Yesterday after my work and after her school, we were not able to enter our apartment coz we forgot the key so we waited outside for my husband to come from work.  A kind neighbor next door invited us in for a tea while we were waiting.  We just moved in so we do not know her yet but she was nice and the best thing was she works for this organization which helps the youth find summer jobs. Luck or coincidence?
1009417
I definately believe in fate.  I have met people so randomly and we wound up becoming very good friends, or dated, and it was all because of some freak....accident.  Fate rocks!
20489
To me, this means that my destiny is my own decision.  That the things I do and the decisions I make are my own and not predetermined by an Almighy Being.\n\nThis ALSO means that the repercussions to those decisions and behaviors are my own responsibility, that I can only blame myself for the results.
434226
Yes. Think about everything that has happened in your life. (I have no idea how old you are) Now think from the now(the present) and go backwards (to the past) don't go too fast. Now ask yourself, Why did I make that particular decision? Look at what led to you making that decision, the events, how you felt, and why you didn't make a different decision. Something prompted you make a particular decision. (I hope I haven't lost you by now, bear with me for a moment more) Even before you made that decision there were other decisions and so on and so forth. Believe it or not our decisions we make now affect what decisions we make later. Put it this way they affect the process for us to make the next decision. So yes,I believe "Everything happens for a reason".
878500
in other words, you chose how to live, and how your life is going to be, it isn't just going to happen for you. and, you can't just sit around and hope something happens, you have to make it happen for yourself.
1132067
Yes, it is called syncronicity! It is an event that gets our attention for a good reason. It is usually a moment in time that we can really make a change in our lives. Like a cross road.\nRead the book "There Are No Accidents" by Robert H. Hopcke it is amazing!\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573226815/102-1996516-5992908?v=glance&n=283155
220538
That depends on whether you believe fate to be a human construct; a personified entity used as a tool to explain and justify circumstances which effect the human condition. Getting philosophical here, if you do perceive this to be the case, does this make it "real" as it would then exist within your own perception of reality? Just a thought.
1019009
Yes...I believe 100% in fate...I have had this argument with people over and over.  Someone will say something like...no, I could have done this...but I chose to do this.  Regardless of the fact, it is still the fate that has been predetermined.\n\nAnything that can be argued against it makes no sense...because that is what was MEANT to happen.  The path getting there isn't always a pretty one, but it is the one that is supposed to happen...Does that mean we are mindless robots wandering through time?...To an extent, yes.  The good thing about it is...we don't KNOW where fate will take us.  That is a good thing however...because we are a weak species and would take the easier road most of the time...\n\nI like the Garth Brooks song "The Dance" just for that reason...I could have missed the pain...but I'da had to miss the dance.\n\nSo yes...the bad things that have happened in My life made Me who I am today...and I wouldn't change any single one of them...because I wouldn't be Me.