'Que Sera, Sera'-Whatever will be, will be-How true is it?

We hear people chanting this philosophy, “Whatever will be, will be. You can't control.”. Whenever there are situations and events that includes, loss of life, loss of job, broken marriage, loss in business, accidents, there are other simpler ones which could be happenings that are heart-breaking. In such circumstances what does our mind tell us? Do we blame fate or push it on karma, or blame nature and nurture? 

The famous song ‘Que Sera, Sera' created by songwriters Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film means “Whatever will be, will be” was so famous and most of us still relate to that good old melody. The question that remains is that do we go with this popular belief system?  

‘Fate’ is the philosophy that man’s future life is pre-recorded and cannot be altered, hence the saying, “whatever will be will be.”.  The dictionary defines fate as, “Prophetic declaration, oracle, what is ordained by the gods, destiny, fate.  The principle or determining cause or will by which things in general are supposed to come to be as they are or are decreed.” 

A question of great magnitude is, who or what determines, decrees or pre-programs human life so that it cannot be altered?  The most common answer is, “a higher power.”. In some of the cultures people comment by saying whatever is written on their forehead will happen and cannot be altered. It may look very convincing but actually not true.

The results of the doctrine of fate are two-fold.  It removes responsibility for personal actions and it removes any incentive for seeking God and His righteousness. Let me refer to the recent suicide attacks in Sri Lanka where more than 250 people lost their lives and about 500 injured. Can we use this philosophy and justify the heinous attack, I am sure nobody will buy in to that ideology? If the ideology is true then no one is to be blamed. 

The Bible teaches that Man was created with the ability to make moral choices and that he is responsible for those choices. The Fall of Man was not a predetermined event in which Adam and Eve were hapless victims of a Puppet-Master, God. They knew what the result of their decision would be, and they were held accountable. We sin because we choose to. We can’t blame “Fate,” kismet, predestination, or God. Only God can transform us if we allow Him to transform us.

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