DESTINY

For thousands of years, no idea or belief has been completely accepted by every people. Destiny issue is also one of them. Some people find it logical and then they accepted, but some others find it unlogical and then they became opponents of this issue. In order to decide whether destiny is a reality or not, we can look at the pros and cons of this issue.

Opponents of destiny belief critisize defining of destiny as something to which a person or thing is destined, so they don't believe in it. They think they have the capability of changing everything and don't want to believe in the existence of destiny in spite of their lacking in lots of things. The time when they can't change the direction of life, they think it is only an unlucky moment for them. The opponents also critisize “all the events are predetermined beforehand” according to destiny issue. They think that humans aren't created to live in the direction of their destiny and they have the idea that only choices make the life direct, not other influences.

The people who support the 'destiny' have a famous quote; "Life is but a stage on which we play our role.” So they know not only their capability to change direction of life sometimes but they also know that God gives shape to their life. In addition to this, according to them, destiny is partially predetermined by God and partially formed by human. And they believe God knows their destiny. However, they are aware of the fact that it doesn't mean people are uneffective about their own destiny because they believe God gives a chance named 'free will' to humans. Thanks to free will, they direct their life in the way God gave.

As you can see some people don't believe in destiny due to the willing of choosing own life. So the term of destiny doesn't sound them nice. On the other hand, many people find the term logical because they think that the existence of destiny doesn't mean no choice. If I am asked what my opinion about this subject, I surely say that I believe in destiny because it doesn't mean I am uneffective about my life and I can also change my life with the help of free-will given by God. I suppose this sentence "Life is but a stage on which we play our role.” summarizes the destiny issue perfectly.