"Harsha stood before the ceremonial fire. She was in the middle of her wedding ceremony. All of a sudden it seemed to Harsha that time stood still and she could look down and observe everything.
She had the very strange senstation that she was living out a destiny; that this day was part of a life that was somehow all set out for her. She would soon have children, she would move to a nice house, she would not do all the things she had dreamt of but she would have a good life as a mother and then grandmother.
Harsha felt that this was a moment in time that was like part of a story that was already set out for her - it was as if everything had already happened."
In philosophy this sort of thing is called 'determinsim', which is like fate where you life has been charted out for you. It may seem like you have free will - the capacity to choose among various alternatives - but really this is an illusion.
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