For the longest time, I have been witness to a debate in my head over which of the two is stronger, Fate or Freewill. It all began very early in my teens when after a particularly difficult spate of misfortune, I often heard elders tell me to “grin and bear it” because it was my “karma” or destiny. This advice, although wise and well meant, was not very helpful. God had not yet granted me the serenity to accept the things I couldn’t change. Moreover, the belief that somehow t