Yes, I believe we can control our fate to a large extent. Barring bad luck, or obvious natural limitations.

We regularly underestimate the influence we can have on our existence due to multiple reasons. We might simply be mindlessly repeating what others are saying, but it’s also the easy, convenient way out. Ask yourself this, why would you bother putting in the time and effort to improve your circumstances when the conclusions are prearranged anyway?

It is indeed difficult to put in the work, time, blood, sweat, and tears required to change our behavior. Yet, it’s well worth it in the end since we’ll get to choose our destiny instead of letting someone else control our existence.

Does fate control our lives?

No, it does not control our lives, although luck and limits imposed by our very nature still play a role.

Nevertheless, almost no one is performing to the best of their abilities. Thus, it’s unknown what lives we could have if we decided to apply ourselves. I think that we’re capable of greatly altering our lives for the better. But it’s hard, time-consuming, and requires failure and errors to succeed eventually.

Why you need to control your destiny, or someone else will

If you don’t control your destiny, someone else will because if you’re not in charge of your existence, that automatically means you’re following someone else’s rules of living.

Even more, some might notice that you’re not in charge of your life, which might attract malevolent folks who are looking to manipulate you for their gain.

What is your destiny in life?

Your destiny in life is up for debate, but your evolutionary destiny is to survive as long as possible to preserve the individual, and reproduce to guarantee the survival of the species.

Your fate is what you make of it. It’s up to you to figure out what you want to do, and who you want to become. And the best way to do so is by using your values and ethics as the foundation. That way, your existence will have meaning and purpose.

Why are you in charge of your destiny?

I believe that you are in charge of your destiny since people are pliable, which means we can adapt to basically any given situation.

While there are some events we can’t control, there’s a great amount of circumstances that we can command if we devote ourselves. I think it’s a sign of a weak mindset if you conceive that everything’s predetermined since people have shown time and time again that they can greatly alter their lives for the better if they put their minds to it.

For instance, some people are obese for the vast majority of their lives, blaming their genetics, other people, stress eating, society, the food industry, and so on, only to turn it around when finally taking ownership of their actions. Once they take accountability, they open their mind to the possibility that they can change their existence if they choose to.

They start eating healthier, less excessively, and exercising consistently, which will inevitably lead to weight loss. Something they didn’t do when they didn’t think that they could change their future.