I’d like to believe things happen for a reason. Maybe it was due to my religion, fate is a big idea that gets instructed since your very little in my school. I was always told that because I believe in fate because I believe in god and his plan.  My mom always says  it’s meant to be” or “it wasn't meant to be”. I don’t disagree with this all the time but sometimes I think it’s merely just an excuse for the things in life that are unexplainable. We can’t control every part of our lives, but we can make changes. I think our destiny also rests in the decisions we make. The decisions we make ultimately have and will affect you most  in both positive and negative ways. Depending on the overall outcome, your reaction to the decision will be your destiny. I like to think that both fate plays some kind of a role with destiny.