Fate?

Calvinists believe that a higher power has already determined your fate upon birth, from what you will do, to who you will marry and especially when you die, and you can't do anything to change it. I disagree. I believe there are too many variables in life for someone to not have control of their fate. I believe, upon birth, you have control of your fate. Whatever you do as a child on to your teen years have the most significant effect on the course of your life. Think about how when athletes and musicians talk about how they developed their love for what they do. It started and grew when they were young.

Your youth is pivotal in determining your life. You have the opportunity to try different things, get a like/dislike for them and go on from there. Like a weapon crafting, only you are a person. I don't believe our creator would take what we are to become out of our hands, unless whoever set aside some of us to do specific things. But even then, I believe that we have the power to put our own spin on it. I don't think we would be individuals if we didn't have the power to do what we want.