Jacques said that his master said that everything good or evil we encounter here below was written on high.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Events are preordained by a higher power.
- In plain terms
- Our fate is decided before we live it.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that some things are beyond control.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you believe in fate?
- How much control do you have?
Another view
It removes human responsibility for actions.
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