Fate vs. Choice

I believe everyone is solely in control over their lives, but that some things do and do not work out for a reason. Since I am strong in my faith, I don't believe in fate; I believe in God's plan. I believe that everyone has the power to control the path their life goes down, because we make our own choices and create our own paths, no matter what we are given to work with. However, when things do not go as planned and we have done everything in our power to control them, I believe that is God's plan shining through, and telling us to try something different. 

I have found this to be true in my own life because when others have expected me to fall down the "wrong" path, I stayed strong in the path I was (and still am) on. In Oedipus' life, Oedipus did not have control over his life. He was a helpless victim from the second he was born, and his life plan was preordained. Without the curse upon his family, Oedipus would not have made the same decisions that he mistakingly did.