FATE AND DESTINY:WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE???

                                          FATE AND DESTINY!

Friends,
There are many things which are very confusing in this beautiful world of ours. Sometimes we get confused or misunderstand the terms and sometimes we get confused because of the confusion that is associated with the terms.

              I always wondered what is the difference between FATE and DESTINY??

• I feel that this question might have crossed your mind at some point or the other. I got to know the difference when I read a small but very good story. I would like to share that story with all of you so that your doubts or confusion about Fate and Destiny will disappear forever(If there are any?).

STORY:

Once there was an unhappy Woman who went to the Master to complain about her DESTINY?
       The Master told her,"But it is you who makes your own Destiny".
The Woman replied,"But, surely I am not responsible for being born as a woman?"

The Master merely said................
                                           What did the Master say???
He said,"Your birth as a woman is your fate.That you can't change.But what you make out of your fate is your destiny.

IMPLICATION:

The meaning of the story is that Fate is a fact of life. There is nothing superstitious about it.

• Many things happen in our life without our knowledge and control. These things fall under the category of FATE. Birth is fate.Similarly Death too is fate. They are not under our control.
• But Destiny is in our hands. It is shaped by the quality of our thoughts, feelings and actions. 

Fate is something which is not in anybody's control. So,it is in our hands to shape our destiny for the good of ourselves.

As Swami Vivekananda said,
              "YOU ARE THE MAKER OF YOUR OWN DESTINY"!
should be the driving force for each and everyone of us in life.