Supernatural force that precipitates events that cannot be avoided
The term destination It presents several references depending on the context in which it is used.
The most popular of all the senses of the word is that which says that destiny is the supernatural or unknown force that is believed to act inevitably, both on people and on events and that causes them to act in such a way or occur in another, because it is assumed that it is already established “written” that this will be the case … “The fate of an individual is that series of inevitable events from which there will be no escape.” “Fate did not want me to get on that bus that finally ended up derailing on the route.”
Whoever believes in this force or destiny is convinced that nothing that happens to them and what happens around them happens by chance, but that everything has a predestined cause and arises from an unknown force that precipitates them..
Destiny is attributed an entity of natural force, spontaneous and inexplicable from the rational path and that leads to human actions and facts in an inexorable way to a purpose or end, in which no one’s will can intervene or mediate to avoid it or change it. In other words, as we said before, your destiny, my destiny, your destiny, for those who believe this position, of course, is already marked in advance by that supernatural force and no matter how much they try to do things to modify it or distort their decision, nothing but nothing It can be done, just accept it and live it.
Of course, there are a large number of people who also consider that this fate thing is nonsense and that nothing and no one can establish what will happen to another later in life. Meanwhile, those who hold this position support the opposite, that each person, with their actions and omissions, is the architect of their own destiny and that it is their choices in life that will determine how they will do and what will happen to them, in them we include obviously the good and the bad.
The philosophy of Determinism
According to what the philosophical current of the Determinismall the thoughts and actions of human beings are causally determined by a chain of cause and consequence, while, for its strictest form, represented by the strong determinism there are no random events, on the other hand, for the weak determinism there is a correlation between present and future that is subject to the influence of random events.
The vision of religion and Greco-Roman cultures
Fate has also entered into the consideration of most religions; there are some who maintain that destiny is a plan designed by God that no human being will be able to alter or contradict, instead, Christianity somehow discards the conception of absolute predestination and says that God has endowed men with free will therefore they can make their own decisions not being subject to the designs of a master destiny.
In ancient Western cultures, such as the Greek and Roman cultures, so relevant in their times, the concept and idea of destiny occupied a relevant place, that is, it knew how to have a presence, while it was considered as a will divine that predetermined what would happen and they also thought that nothing could be done against that predestination. But each of the aforementioned civilizations knew how to give it a particular name that has nothing to do with the word we use today. And so the Romans called it fortune and the Greeks Moira.
The coincidence was certainly in thinking that in the face of good or bad fate nothing could be done.
Application of something to achieve an end
Another use of the term is to designate the application of a thing for a certain purpose. “The destination of this money will be to pay for the studies of our future son.”
arrival point of someone
Also, at point of arrival to which a person or thing is directed is designated with the term destination. “The train that leaves at half past five from the central station will take you directly to your destination.”
employment synonym
On the other hand, when one wants to account for the employment or occupation of someone the word destination is used to refer to it. “Laura applied for a post as a nurse for work accidents.”
and to place where employment is performed it is also called destiny.
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