You Are Not Alone

With Bierce, I agree. To an extent. But was it a blunder when you said that you don't believe in fate? Did you mean to say that your lack of faith is in destiny? Because fate is another thing, if not entirely then partly. 

But my question was answered. Things fall into our hands, into our story, into our path. Events pass through us like pure particles or viruses or DNA. And it is then up to us to lose our chains, wherever they are, and most times they are not chains at all...

At Mass a week ago the priest said this: God gives us the ability to change the meaning of situations. Of things. I found that quite smart, actually, despite your feelings about religion.

In any case, I feel we are in agreement. 

- F