Fate vs. Free Will

A conversation I had with my mother a few days ago sparked a debate. She assured me that despite our circumstances, God always has a plan for us. She told me that whatever was written in my fate will inevitably occur and I will have no choice but to go along with it. I did not want to accept her opinion but she provided strong arguments for the same.

But the morbid question of whether or not humans have any freedom to choose how their lives will turn out (AKA free will) troubled me the most. And if we don’t, if everything in this universe has already been decided for us, so what is the point of anything at all?

Dear Reader, I am writing this post for you because I thought it was important to share what I learned.

After reading the post, please let me know in the comments section if you believe in fate or free will.

When you have free will, you think that your mind is distinct from God’s and that all of your thoughts are original. Being the supreme commander of oneself, you made the decision to do all you did.

When you believe in the idea of Fate, you think that God and you are one mind. There is only one awareness, which is experiencing itself in an infinite number of predefined ways. A simulation or pre-written play is what life is. Freedom of choice is a myth. Every thought that enters your head is a ticker tape from God. You are a soul watching in God’s play. You have no control over what occurs in life. You are entirely innocent.

The answer I found and what resonated with me the most was that Free Will and Fate are the two sides of the same coin. They are neither in opposition to one another or mutually exclusive. Upon reflection, you will discover that fate and free will constantly interact, and that it is the result of this interaction that causes the birth and death cycles.

Simply said, fate is the experiences that the universe will provide us, and free will is how we choose to respond to those experiences.

We will each experience a certain amount of happiness and suffering during our lifetime. That is predetermined, and we are powerless to change it. It is our Fate. But on the other hand it is our free will determines how we respond to the joy and suffering that life brings.

We cannot create transcendental knowledge or instructions for ourselves. They must come from a higher power, and we must submit to that power in order to receive them. Our free will is what causes us to submit, but once we’ve done so, it’s gone — we can only “un-submit” ourselves again.

In relation to our Fate, which is the culmination of the occasions and connections that will cause us to experience varying degrees of happiness and misery throughout our lives, this is where free will is put to use. We are free to respond either from the mundane, natural platform or from the transcendent, supernatural platform.

There are some places where the lines are fuzzy and the colors are different shades, but this is the fundamental idea that I have understood.

It was your fate to find this post, but it is entirely up to you and your free will whether to give me a few claps or just click away from it. (lol please leave a few claps, it really keeps me motivated to carry on!!)

Until next time, Dear Reader!!

Lots of love

Eka