Direct interference in a person's life does not enter our scope of activity, nor, on the other, tralatitiously speaking, hand, is his destiny a chain of predeterminate links: some "future" events may be likelier than others, O.K., but all are chimeric, and every cause-and-effect sequence is always a hit-and-miss affair, even if the lunette has actually closed around your neck, and the cretinous crowd holds its breath.
The text discusses the relationship between fate and free will, emphasizing that direct personal intervention is not the focus of our actions. It argues against the notion that an individual’s future is strictly predetermined by a series of unavoidable links. While certain events may be more probable than others, they remain uncertain and elusive, akin to dreams or fantasies.
The author suggests that the concept of cause and effect is inherently...
