Fate is the Huntress
As I sit here with my trusty campanion,, the question comes up “What was it that made us all arrive to this point in life?” Was it luck, divine providence, destiny or Fate?
I believe it is Fate, the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power..
The three fates in Greek and roman mythology are three goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans. Each person's destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
After my retirement, among the many projects I undertook, one was to get back into writing. In a writing class I enrolled in, the instructor had us analyze the autobiographic writing style of Earnest K. Gann. “Fate is the Hunter” and “The High and the Mighty”, are two of his best sellers. I had read and reread them many times as a teenager. In the conclusion of ‘Fate is the Hunter,” Ernie describes an incident which made him conclude that Fate, his and that of others, governed or controlled his and their lives. It was his last flight.
Eventually, Ernie retired to the Pacific Northwest. Judge for yourself what it was that predicted his “Last Flight.”