Blog Post #1: Fate

      What is your point of view regarding fate? Some people believe that fate doesn't necessarily matter, but that your actions are what matter, and they can change the course of your life. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, it is believed that Romeo and Juliet's relationship is doomed from the start. In this case, I believe that to be true. Romeo and Juliet’s families are feuding with each other, and their parents are pressuring them into things that make Romeo and Juliet unhappy. Their parents try to control their lives. 

       While I agree with the Romeo and Juliet example, I also disagree. To give an example, let's say that you grew up as a poor child, without any money in a distant country where it was hard to find work. Last year I read a book called The Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi.This was a story about what happened to Farah when she had to deal with these same issues, while growing up in Afghanistan. Her house was destroyed in a bomb, her leg was blown off in a land mine, and most of her family died, but because of her bravery and perseverance, she was able to bring her mother and herself to safety in the US. She now lives a normal life, despite tragedy. She overcame her prescribed fate, because of her actions.