The Big Q

Was a person's life path determined before they were born? Is it today? Or can a man change his stars as the clip suggests? 

After watching the clip, I both agree and disagree with this man's point of view. I believe that, yes, a person's life path was determined before they were born. I believe that time is simply a pattern repeated over and over again. When someone does something, they did something they were supposed to do - they did something they were meant to do. Even though it may seem like they are "changing [their] stars", they're actually following through with what they are meant to do. They're doing what they're "future self" was doing, repeating each action. For example, this man in the clip does not want to spend his whole life being a peasant, being a nothing, he wants to become something - a nobility, a knight, perhaps. But this particular epiphany of his - "a man can change his stars", I do think that a man can perfectly well change what he is now and fight to become something more, but I don't think that a man can necessarily "change his stars" - as in changing his life path.

So is a person's life path determined before they were born, even today? My answer is yes, even today. But of course, this can depend on the definition of "life path".

However, even though I believe that my whole life is already laid out in front of me, this does not mean that I'll strut through life thinking that everything will fall into place for me, this does not mean that I won't strive to become a better person, or change the world in some way. This does not mean I won't be just as ambitious as the next person to be something more than just one more insignificant being that just exists.