This post reminded me of tv show The Last Kingdom where the main character kept saying that Destiny is all. I think he was partly correct. But I also believe that we create our own destiny. If we work towards a better outcome it becomes more likely to happen.
I am quite happy with my life at the moment. I believe in Hive and I focus my efforts here towards a better future. I would be happier if my mother and our favorite neigbour would be younger. Now my mother is 65 and our neigbour will turn 79 on monday. But even those numbers are not to bad because some people live to 90+ years.
Yeah, I've seen it. Uhtred of Bebbanberg had many good sayings in the series.
I totally believe we are responsible for our futures and are also responsible if they don't turn out as well as we want. Of course, sometimes matters outside our control can derail our best efforts, but it's through ownership and discipline and taking the right actions from there that a better path can be found.