When I was reading "The Great Encounter" by Paul Roche, the line "it is not what fate has in store for us that matters, but what we do with it when it comes" stuck out to me. This line itself can serve as a guiding point for characters such as Oedipus, because although he has the prophecy and future of his life placed on him, he has the power to alter it through the way he lives his life. This line, however, can also serve as a guiding point for high school students such as myself. Although, personally I did not have my future set out by a prophecy, I have had expectations and guidelines instilled in me. For instance, the question of not going to college was never an option. I am apart of a family who has been attending college for several generations, so it is inevitable that I would go.
I do not know what my exact fate has in store for me, but I know the general path in life I am going to take. In my personal life the line “what we do with it when it comes” is still unclear because currently being a senior in high school I am still trying to figure out what exactly I want and what my life exactly has in store. This sentence from the "The Great Encounter" has not only had an impact on characters like Oedipus, it has sparked many new thoughts about my own actions and pathway in life.
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