The Difference Between Trust and Fate
The difference between trust and fate is very subtle.
On the surface it seems they mean exactly the same thing, but in reality they are diametrically opposite experiences.
Fate is consolation. We are poor, and we see others getting richer and richer -- some consolation is needed. We do everything and we do it honestly, truthfully, morally. We never use wrong means ; still we are a failure. And we see others being dishonest, cunning, insincere, immoral, criminal, using all kinds of wrong means and succeeding, becoming richer, attaining power, prestige. How to explain it ?
It is not new. Since the very beginning man has been puzzled by it. And he had to create idea as a consolation. Fate, kismet, destiny, God --- everything is written in the lines of our hand, in the lines of our forehead ; everything is predetermined in our birth chart, we cannot do anything against it.
The forces that have determined our life are too big. We are going to fail; it is better to accept our failure as destiny. It hurts less to say it is fate ; it gives consolation. It is not our doing, it is not our failure --- what can we do against the stars ? we cannot determine our birth time and the day and the year.
We come into the world just like an actor comes onto the stage fully prepared. We cannot change anything. Once in a while, however, actors can change things, because a drama is a drama ….
TRUST is not fate. It is a totally different thing. It means, “ Whatever happens, we are part of existence and existence cannot be intentionally inimical to us. If sometimes it feels that it is, it must be our misunderstanding ”.
Trust is unconditional. It may be trust in God or in someone we love and respect. It is our personal, intimate contact with reality. And there is great harmony. We are completely at ease and at home. Trust is the outcome of deep meditation.
So there is a big difference between trust and fate.
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