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“This body, full of faults, has yet one great quality: Whatever it encounters in this temporal life depends upon one's actions.” (Nagarjuna) An individual’s choices affect both themselves and others. Fate does not play a role in a person’s life. Life is not defined by perfection, but rather by the individual and their choices. Many questions about fatalism cannot be answered in an exact manner. Fatalism is often a philosophy for those people who do not feel they have succeeded in life. It is a means for people to blame failure on predetermined events outside of their control. Many cannot accept that their own choices in life have affected their future. Life’s lessons indicate that for most people, the harder they work toward their goals, the greater the chance of success. Norman worked hard for 6 years at college, believing that this would make him the person he wanted to be. Fatalism, on the other hand, would suggest that Norman would have reached his desired goals despite his past decisions. Norman would have been an English professor no matter what. If this is true, then why would anyone feel the need to work hard at school? It is a person’s choices that determine the path that they take in life. It is the power of our mind that gives us choice and determines our future. People are in control of their own lives and the choices they make. What would happen if people had the wonderful ability to go back and do things differently? Most people have regrets about past decisions and inherently feel that different choices would affect who and what they are today. Fatalism states that the ability to change past decisions is irrelevant and the outcomes are predetermined regardless.
Approximate Word count = 1168
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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