Fate!

Gosh that’s a very sad tale MooMoo I am so sorry for your sister.

I’m glad that happened for you, Dragonfly. I don’t think there is such a thing as fate. I think that for things to happen because it has been decided that they would, there would have to be a mind making the decisions. Didn’t the Ancient Greeks think there were three goddesses called the Fates? If not a god or goddess, who does the deciding?

I think there is God and there is also chance.

I'm a great believer in fate. I've experienced it a few times.

KatyK That sent a shiver down my spine, i do believe in fate what a lovely story,it was meant to be for you, but not with the man you hoped to begin with, but obviously the first one wasn;t mean to be

Yes I believe in fate, coincidence....I also think my mother intervenes from the 'other side' so to speak.

She died when I was in my thirties, I used to see her standing by my bed in her best Mac and handbag on arm,,but she hasn't been in an age. I must be doing ok now!

It's marvellous that this has turned out all right. Sometimes you feel as though fate is conspiring against you, then things can turn round and it's such a relief.

BusterTank I couldn't have put it better, my life has been full of twists & turns but each part good or bad has led to something else, I'm now in a good place, happy & contented with life. I'm not wealthy but have my lovely family close by.

Been looking at 2 bedroom houses for several years, walked past the estate agent and a over 55 park home. That was 4 weeks ago, now the proud owner. I knew there was a reason why I said no to the others. Also love Karma x

Jani you story reminds me of when we were living in Holland. We were renting having let our house in London. My parents were on holiday in Spain and got talking to a Dutch couple there. They asked where their SiL was working and when they told him, the Dutchman said’I am his boss!’. When he got back to Holland he called my DH into his office and told him that as he had heard we were not living in a nice house and the company would help us to buy somewhere. We never looked back.

Fate can be wonderful sometimes...at others it deals you something to test you. I feel like that at the moment.

I am so happy that fate has dealt you something to help x

blondenana I am no longer a practising Catholic, in fact I have no faith at all, but when I think back to that it certainly makes me think.

Um, no, I think things just happen.

About 40 years ago before i moved to where i live now, on the other side of the country, i was having to live with my parents after splitting from my husband,i was looking for a new place, of my own, as i had 3 children and parents were then overcrowded,i saw a house advertised and went to see the agent, he said there were 30 people waiting already, but he gave me a few clues as to where the owner lived but said he couldn;t give me the exact address,i cant remember what the clues were, but he said if he likes your face you will have a chance,i found the owner
That day my face was my fortune,as i found the house, and he just said you will have to see the agent, so i wasn;t hopeful,, but when i went to see the agent again,he handed me a bunch of keys,
Another similiar thing happened after that
I wentto a card reader Clairvoyant, who told me i would move from a house to a flat, i thought that was strange as it is usually the other way round, but a flat,or maisonette really came up and i applied for it, and it turned out it was just across the road from the card reader, but wasn; t available when she told me that
Maybe coincidence or fate, i dont know, but that card reader told me a lot over time,things she couldn;t possibly know in advance, but happened

How about this for fate/coincidence? As you know, we were allocated our National Insurance numbers when we started work (I was 16).
Well, the 6 digits of my National Insurance number are my husband’s date of birth and the letter is the 1st letter of our surname! Meant to be or what?