FATE
AND CHARACTER
Fate is defined as destiny, providence, God’s will, outcome
of character, result of one’s deeds, inevitable event, etc. Also all that happened,
is happening, and is bound to happen hereafter.
Is fate like reward of one’s present good or bad deeds or it
is pre-determined, even before our birth, and God has decided it according to
His divine law?
Both the above-mentioned views are prevalent in societal laws
and religions.
William Shakespeare, the English poet- dramatist (1564-1616) says
“There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew as we will.”
The English writer John Dryden (1631-1700) believed
that “all things are by fate, but poor blind man sees but a part of the chain,
the nearest link, his eyes not reaching to that equal beam which poises all
above.”
The American writer-philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) advises “if
you believe in fate, believe in it , at least, for your good.”
The English novelist
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton exclaims: “Fate!
There is no fate, ---Between the thought and the success God is the only agent.”
It is also not wrong to say that man is the architect of his
fate. H e reaps what he sows. His character is the basis of his fate. The Karma
theory in Hindu religion also confirms this view. You are bound to reap the appropriate fruit of your actions. Mercy and
forgiveness are at the will of God, otherwise evil cannot have the same reward
as good.
In a conflicting situation good prevails and evil is
defeated.
Finally, here are two relevant
quotes:
*Accept the
things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you
together, but do so with all your heart.
**
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
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G.R.Kanwal
21st October 2024
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