fate
fate / fāt
noun 1. one’s destiny; fortune or luck that follows a person or thing Venture all; see what fate brings. Vietnamese Proverb 2. that which ultimately determines the course of events and outcome In the presence of Fate, the physician becomes a fool. Arabian Proverb 3. the final result; the ultimate outcome No fate is worse than a life without a love. Mexican Proverb 4. destruction, ruin or death You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it. French Proverb 5. the Fates, the three Greek and Roman mythological goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, who control one’s destiny The Fates guide the person who accepts them and hinder the person who resists them. Cleanthes, 330 BC – 233 BC verb 1. to be decided or established in advance Men fated to be happy need not haste. Chinese Proverb