AMOR FATI Fate has always been a concept that each one of us, for years, have tried to understand and to a great degree tried to even control. We have tried controlling it through our efforts. We have worked a lot trying to get the best out of it. We have built strategies to make it work our way. We have out performed others, won races, wars and competitions against others and against time to keep our fate better than others. And when nothing seems to work, we have tried manipulating it with help of certain practices that are purely magical and mystical in nature. Astrology, sun signs, moon signs, numerology, mantra, chanting, tantra, stones, gems and many kinds of religious or sect practices. All have been used and abused to maneuver the fate or change the fate. Faith in something or someone, whether a human, superhuman or God, has been a favorite to woo fate to work as per our wishes. In some cases we have even tried convincing and communicating with the known and unknown, through our prayers, to change the fate. We have even tried bribing with sacrifices of all kinds including food, animals, instincts, basic needs and money. We have put our faith in everything other than putting our faith on our own fate. It’s our fate. It’s my fate. It belongs to me and I belong to it. Fate is nothing else but my story. My Life. It’s something where I can connect the dots backwards only and call it fate. Fate is not governed by any laws of morality, spirituality or karma. Prayers, money or sacrifices do not influence fate. Fate is not fair or unfair. Its just fate. It’s is governed by only one law and that’s life. A life that is supposed to be a mix of good and bad, love and hate, positive and negative, happiness and sadness, joy and pain, life and death. There is no perfect mix of any of these black and white elements. Life may have its own mix and shades for every different individual. My grey may not be same as others. I surely can try changing it to my liking but I may or may not be able to change it. I surely would try but must also love my own fate. It’s my fate. It’s my shade. It’s my story. It belongs to me and I belong to it. Whatever it is. And I am fine with my fate. As the latin term “Amor fati” - Love of one’s fate, suggests. Pleasure and pain, peace and suffering are all part of my fate and are a necessity. Fate can’t exist without all the ups and downs and rights and wrongs and in any extremes and mix. I am fine with it. I love my fate. Amor Fati ! I am fine