"We were meant to be masters of destiny, not victims of fate."
Those were the words of the late Ronald Reagan, former US president.
Control our own destiny? Is it possible?
And what's the difference between "Fate" and "Destiny"?
The
words "Fate" and "Destiny" are often used interchangeably at least in
the modern context and therefore raise a lot of confusion to many of
us.
In actual fact, there is a difference.
"Fate" is
the theory that everything happens just the way it is supposed to
happen and all things and events are predetermined course of one's
life that will occur beyond our control.
"Destiny", on the other hand, is a set of predetermined events within one's life that one can take control in shaping our fate.
But
others say that our lives are what we make of to shape it. That if we
believe that this higher power has a plan for us then by this logic if
I just sit on my phat couch at home the whole time, I won't have to
worry about anything cause "there's a good plan for me, I am covered".
