The concept of fate has been somewhat misrepresented in popular culture. It needn’t be thought of as an arcane mystical force, like karma; on the contrary, belief in fate is entirely rational. Fate is the idea that everything that happens is inevitable, unavoidable and has been destined to occur since the beginning of time.

It may sound esoteric, but it is not, it is simply a matter of epistemology versus ontology. Whilst epistemology pertains to what we know, ontology pertains to what is. On an epistemological level, fate may appear to be bogus, as we cannot know the future and so it may seem absurd that the future is already written, so to speak; however, fate is not epistemological, it is ontological.

For example, if somebody rolls a dice, the number upon which the dice lands may seem random, and on an epistemological level, it is; but on an ontological level, it is not at all random, for the number that the dice lands on is determined in absolute totality by the physical conditions in which the dice is thrown; it would be entirely possible to determine the outcome of a dice roll if we were capable of calculating all of the variables, but we are not, and therein lies the illusion of randomness, it is not randomness, but rather our sensory limitations that are at play. If a dice lands on six, then it was always going to land on six, it was inevitable, nothing could prevent it, we were simply unable to attain awareness of that fact until the dice had been thrown.

So fate is for real, fate is inescapable. By all means, ignore it, pretend it isn’t there, you can think what you like, but fate doesn’t care; in fact, fate knew what you’d think before even you did, fate can’t be fooled, and to try only proves it.