Fate and destiny are often times regarded as romantic ideas. The notion that two people were meant to be together can make some teary eyed. Why is this? Isn’t fate a terrible thing? Doesn’t this concede that we aren’t in control? My mother is my mother not because I chose her but because she gave birth to me. That was out of my control. Society says that we’re supposed to love our mothers but why should be? What if they happen to be a terrible person? It takes years of trust building to develop a relationship with another person but people are expected to love their mother immediately.

I guess I’m not really sure where I’m going with this. Just a sort of rant I’m writing on my flight to NY. I do believe in some fate in that we are fated to die at some point but I think we have much control over whom we choose to be friends with and take into our circle of trust.

I don’t find fate or destiny to be romantic at all. What’s more interesting is when two people who where not forced in any way to be together find each other and develop such a close relationship that one would give their life to save the other. What’s even more romantic is when two people are pushed apart and through hardship find each other in the end. I don’t think I’m alone or Romeo and Juliet wouldn’t have been so popular. Were Romeo and Juliet destined to be together? I don’t think so. I think they were two intelligent beings who had a goal. Using their intelligence they then created sub goals in an effort to finally be together. This is was captivates 9th grade students. Not two objects who are being forced together like a nail and a large magnet. If you place an obstacle in the nails path it stops. It doesn’t attempt to circumvent the blockage and find it’s magnet.

Feel free to flame me over this random babble…