IS IT FATE?

"A mortal's commands cannot be more important than the flawless,

unwritten, unchanging laws of the gods.

These laws were not enacted yesterday or today;

they have existed since time immemorial

and no one knows where they came from.

"Sophocles, Antigone"

Ah, Oedipus! Without knowing you were adopted, when you heard the prophecy from one of Apollo's oracles, "You will kill your father," and set off to escape your terrible fate, didn't you get closer to your destiny with every step you took? And what about your real father? When the oracle said, "You will be killed by your son," didn’t they bind your feet and throw you into the forest?

Ah, hero Oedipus! You easily solved the riddle of the monster and saved the city from disaster, but were you able to solve that "you" were not who you thought you were? In the end, when you saw the truth, did you blind your own eyes?

Was Sophocles' Oedipus living a fate that could not be changed, one that was determined for him despite his every effort?

Fate…

Destiny…

Predestination…

Is everything just a game of fate, the "treacherous and cruel" fate that is accused in songs and poems? Or are the laws Sophocles refers to in his tragedy the ones at play?

Laws…

Laws always work. Laws are infinite, boundless: Love, cause and effect, effort, multiplication, cooperation, unity, free will, choice, harmony, gradual progression... These are the laws. Which divine laws we align ourselves with—if we succeed in following their flow and direction—could be the ones that shape our destiny.

Beings who live an automatic, unconscious life, those who live in inertia, who have not developed their mind and conscience, and who have not gained the necessary experience and knowledge through their actions, receive continuous effects and responses from universal laws at all times. This is because our collective destiny is the transition from being mere humans to true humanity. It is our obligation to live in harmony with the universe. Beings who do not progress in this transition will face an increasing intensity of these effects and responses until they become conscious. Everyone receives responses according to their level of intellect, knowledge, and conscience.

Is fate everything we experience, or are the actions we take, the paths we choose, and the results of our intellect and conscience the objective outcomes?

Fate might say, "If you want to change me, first change yourself."

With love,