"Fate", is a concept that some people use to explain events normally provide a welcome ending. "It was fate that brought us together...", or "fate spells a name beginning with W..." or some other vague statement in the Horoscope columns. If it is an outcome that we dont welcome, then we label it with "accident". The very same event, percieved from a different perspective, is given 2 distinctly different labels. No one would label the following as fate, as it appeared in the New York press on 18th January 2010.
A FATAL HIT AND RUN DURING A HOLIDAY FOOD DELIVERY
An elderly Staten Island, NY couple was delivering food for a Thanksgiving food drive when they were struck by a passing car. Reports say that Peter and Lillian Sabados were delivering canned food to Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church; located at 63 Cloister Place Staten Island, NY 10306 when the accident occurred. They were struck by a passing van while they were crossing the street. The van took off after the car accident. Both Peter and Lillian were rushed to the Staten Island University Hospital. Peter Sabados suffered a fatal injury at the time of the accident and his wife’s injury became fatal a short time after being admitted to the hospital. Police were able to locate the abandoned van a short while later and were able to track down the person responsible for the accident; a 26 year old man. Lekperic eventually turned himself in and will be facing charges of driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident. He has been held on bail in Richmond County Criminal Court. There was no DWI involved and no charges for that filed.
Fate, or accident?. The danger of feeling better by labelling fate, is to deny the potential for blame. And blame is not something that should be hushed up, or denied. Fault should be recognised, and those blighted, should be compensated.
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