Originally Posted by Missy

There's an interesting movie about this called "Sliding Doors". Not the best movie, but interesting when it comes to this thing we call fate. It's basically two side-by-side stories of a girl whose life changes dramatically by one fateful event of missing her subway to work. It shows two stories simultaneously - all of the events that happen because she missed the bus, and all of the events that would have happened had she been on time.

The end result is that the destination is the same. But depending on the decisions we make, the path on which we arrive at that destination may vary immensely. And no matter how we get there or how long it takes, we will all eventually end up at the place we were meant to be. (And no, I'm not speaking of death as a final destination.)

Like I said, it wasn't the best movie ever, but it definitely got me thinking. I tend to lean toward this theory, although I'm still not positive what I believe when it comes to fate and destiny. I would love to have a split-screen view of my life that plays out what would have happened had I made certain decisions differently along my path. Although that could cause a great deal of regret, it would still be interesting to know.