Does everyone have a fate? A lot of great thinkers and philosophers, either Eastern or Western, either ancient or contemporary, believe so.
To the ordinary Chinese, Heaven is the supreme ruler of the world. All comings and goings in the world is believed to be arranged and controlled by Heaven.
A good number of the westerners are Christians, who believe that the world was created by God, and all happenings in the world is arranged and disposed of according to God's will.
Ordinary people are bound by their fate, but destiny can be changed and you can create your own future. In Buddhism belief, usually a person is more fortunate when tending toward kindness but invites trouble when tending toward cruelty.
Here I share some famous quotes about fate and destiny with you:
Man proposes; God disposes. –Confucius
Life and death are decreed by fate, rank and riches determined by Heaven. –Confucius
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed. - Napoleon Bonaparte
How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is. - Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
Control your destiny or somebody else will. - Jack Welch
You are the master of your own destiny. Use your strengths well. They are the keys to your destiny and your success in life. Once you know yourself and take action to realize your dreams, you can unlock the doors to your own potential. - Neil Somerville
It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate. - Henry David Thoreau
Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for us today. - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny. - Maitri Upanishads
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up……
- Ecclesiastes 3 Bible
2 comments:
I tend to disagree with the thought of fate, while although you quoted Ecc. it is some what out of context. It simple is pointing out that there are time for certain things. The rest of the bible points to the fact that God created man with free will.
Somethings are a part of his purpose in that he will restore everything, but all the details of our life are up to us we can choose what we will and will not do.
But when we people have too much free will...... we are still in God's plan
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