Intro
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Life can feel like a mystery. Some experiences might feel like bad luck, and others like good fortune. It may rain on the day you forgot to bring your umbrella with you. Or you might get all green lights when you’re late to school. We say that it’s fate when we feel like we can’t control what is happening.
But not everyone believes in fate. Some people feel that they can control the way things turn out and nothing is left to destiny. For people who believe in fate, they may just go with the flow and not worry too much about making things happen.
Brian and Rafael talk about if they believe in destiny. Find out more in today’s English lesson about fate.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Brian: Hey, Rafa. Do you believe in fate?
Rafael: No, Brian. Do you?
Brian: Sometimes I think things happen for a reason. Sometimes relationships end or you get a new job because that’s where you really should be later on in life.
Rafael: I think people say that to console themselves about the pain. Like if they break up with their girlfriend. “It happened for a reason. My soul mate’s still out there.” Is that kind of where you’re coming from?
Brian: No. There have been many times where I’ve actually broken up with someone, and in hindsight I see why that relationship wasn’t working out. And I think that that was fate and it made me who I am now.
Rafael: Let me tell you something, man. You have control over your life.
Brian: I think that some things were meant to be. And you find that out through experiences. You don’t believe in destiny at all?
Rafael: Nah.
Brian: So, you’re responsible for all your failures and all your successes?
Rafael: Definitely. Come talk to me when you decide to take charge of your own independence.
Brian: Or maybe we’ll just happen into the conversation by luck and fate.
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Discussion
Brian believes in fate. He feels that the situations in his life, good and bad, all happen for a reason that he might not be able to control. Brian feels comfortable with knowing that fate exists and that all of his experiences are meant to be.
Rafael doesn’t share Brian’s view about destiny. Rafael thinks that people can control how everything turns out. He feels that people who believe in fate use it as a way to console themselves when they may be going through a bad situation. Instead of saying that something happened because of fate, Rafael feels like people should just take control and move on with their lives.
Do you believe in fate? How much of your life is under your control?
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