Fate leads the willing and drags along the unwilling

There's a strawberry shortcake in the fridge, but no clean forks to eat it with...is that fate? No. That's just a poor stroke of luck for you, but easily solved by washing a fork. Those kinds of scenarios I wouldn't consider fate, to me, fate is something that's preplanned for you and is unavoidable. So yes, I do believe in fate. I think that every person has some sort of plan set out for their life. I don't think fate is very specific though, otherwise everyone would be a robot simply going through the motions of their preplanned life. There must be freedom in fate. Being able to choose friends or University is my choice, but the friends I choose are going to influence my character and the University I go to will teach me the things I need to know for the career I'm meant to do. Those sorts of final destinations are what fate plans. All the moments and people that get me there are because of me, my decisions, my emotions, my actions and my will to achieve the final plan set by fate. I think that's why we're all unaware of our fate, dreaming and hoping for something better in life is what gets most people through the day. Sometimes we all need that, a good dream to pursue and taking the opportunities to get there. "All time is all time. It does not change...It simply is." The Tralfamadorian said to Billy when he asked how he got into their flying saucer. I can agree with this statement because time doesn't change and fate is something that just has to be accepted. Although, I also think that each person can have the choice of how they enjoy their life and how they achieve fate's plan for them so there is in fact a point to life and we're not just robots. I'm learning day by day to capture the time I have and not pout over the "what ifs".