Personal Reaction QuestionsFateFate... some people believe in it, some people don't, and some people try to predict the future. Many people recognize that the future is written and nothing they do can change it. I don't think it's that simple. If everything in this life was predetermined by supernatural powers, why do we always have a choice? The choice is not always easy or obvious but it is always there: from early childhood, we choose who we want to be, who we want to hang out with, what we like to do or study, who to love and who to hate, with whom we want to spend the rest of our lives. Some Asian cultures even believed in the "red thread of destiny", a legend about the gods who tied "an invisible red rope around the ankles of those who are destined to meet in a certain situation or to help each other in a certain situation" . path. Often in Japanese culture it is believed to be tied around the little finger. The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstance. This magic cord can stretch or get tangled, but never breaks” (1). I believe that a person is the master of his own destiny. Of course, other people or circumstances can affect one's destiny – such as belonging to a particular nation or an incurable illness – but only to a certain extent. When I was born, my parents were told I would never walk. If they had complied with this verdict I probably would have been confined to a wheelchair for the rest of my life, but they didn't, they never gave up and at the age of a year, I walked better than any other baby. I believe this proves that destiny only comes into play when or if a person is...... middle of paper...... the whole world, and every person in love, free and peaceful inner, sense of vocation and commitment – ​​but you have to pay the price. To become a monk or nun, one must completely surrender one's life to God and make a lifelong vow. Given all the temptations that the contemporary world offers, it is more difficult than ever to pronounce the three traditional vows of chastity, obedience and poverty. However, for a person who truly believes and has the vocation to enter the Church, the Church, in turn, can help achieve a fusion with the Holy Trinity and Christian perfection. However, to join the monastery in an attempt to escape the difficulties of life, work and family care is to come there for the wrong reason. The one and only reason to become a monk is the love of the Lord and the desire to serve and follow Him..