As I was typing out the previous blog on word, I tried to use different synonyms for fate to make my post more interesting.
However, I came across the word Destiny as one of the choices. But when I searched the word up, it did not have the same definition as the word fate.
Fate: The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power
Destiny: The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future
Notice that fate says that the development of events are outside of ones control. On the other hand, destiny is an event that COULD happen in the future. As I understand it, this could mean that your destiny could change if you so choose, or if fate want it to.
Take this for example:
If a person, lets say Jasper, was excellent at swimming ever since he was small. Jasper would won many awards in swimming in both local and provincial competitions.
His destiny was to be an Olympic swimmer.
However, one day, he got into an accident and injured his shoulders. This would prevent him from swimming any longer. After a long time of accepting that fact, Jasper turned to another sport like track and field. As he practiced more, he ended up being superb runner as well.
His fate was to be a runner.
So have you thought about what your fate is?
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