No one ever said that you would live to see the repercussions of everything you do, or that you have guarantees, or that you are not obliged to wander in the dark, or that everything will be proved to you and neatly verified like something in science. Nothing is: at least nothing that is worthwhile. I didn't bring you up only to move across sure ground. I didn't teach you to think that everything must be within our control or understanding. Did I? For, if I did, I was wrong. I fyou won't take a chance, then the powers you refuse because you cannot explain them, will, as they say, make a monkey out of you. Mark Helprin
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Fate is an indifferent force, but it does have rules. These rules are not written in stone, but in the minds of people. If you believe that there are no rules in your life, then you have to accept that you have created your own rules out of thin air. It is impossible to predict all the possible outcomes of your actions and their consequences. As such, it is up to you if you will live by the consequences or not.

Source: Winters Tale

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