l don’t, and I have never believed that there’s a clear reason everything happens exactly the way it does or that all things are predestined and we are just pawns in an unchangeable fate.

I don’t think that you can live my life and not, on some level, believe that we can make choices that will make a meaningful difference in the world around us and in the outcomes of our actions. I also believe that the idea of fate as some predetermined, random, unchangeable destiny allows people to deny that we all make choices, and at the end of the day, actions have consequences whether we realize it in the moment or not.

People often use fate as a scapegoat to avoid owning up to their responsibilities in their lives.

That said, I do, however, believe that you can learn something from every person and every situation, and those lessons make you a better person who makes better choices and more informed decisions in the future.