On Destiny

In the English language, no other word captivates the soul than those which consume the vivacities of fate and destiny, the driving forces outside our own will. It is easier for man to claim that his faults are due to his misfortune with such graces rather than any fault of his own, disintegrating both his self-image as well as the image in which he is regarded among his peers. Destiny can be forged, fate can be bent to one’s will, and it is the power of the individual, not the outside forces, which bind him into his current situation.