Journal #1
 Sophie's world. 

Fate 

Fate is a tricky concept. A lot of people believe in fate but at the same time many also don't. Personally I don't believe exactly in the full concept of fate but i don't push it completely away either. I do believe some things are meant to happen but i don't believe people have no say in their lives. Everyone I've met that believed in fate had thought of it differently or came up of an interpretation of it. In the book Albert explains that some important world leaders seek fortune tellers before making an important decision. Sophie’s thoughts on the matter were more advanced than mine but she brought up the idea of superstitions,this is also a form of fatalism.  Believing something must happen or definitely will happen because of something else totally unrelated, its linking things together you wouldn't usually do. Such as an open umbrella inside and it bringing bad luck. A mirror shouldnt have anything to do with luck but with superstition it is now affiliated. Though many people don't believe in fate more people believe in superstition. But then does that mean fate isn't superstition? Fate seems to be different in different cultures, depending on where you explore the idea something could be added or taken away from our idea of fate. Fate being commercialized also helps spread its belief I think. Fate being in movies and tv shows make it seem easier to believe in. Since TV helps greatly impact younger generations, I believe younger people would believe more in fate while the older generations stick more to religion.