Page 233 - Darwin's Dilemma: The Soul

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Grieving over something that happens, therefore, wonder-
ing “Why did it happen like that?”, harboring sorrow and regret
and starting with the words “If only . . . ,” and becoming angry,
greedy or impatient—all these actions are needless and meaning-
less. That is because all events that give rise to sorrow or anger are
under the control of Allah. It is Allah Who creates all of these with-
in a person’s destiny, and there can be no question of any other
possibility outside a person’s destiny.
If someone has a traffic accident after turning into the wrong
street, it is meaningless to complain about his mistake. Even if he
could have his time over again, he would still turn into the wrong
street and still have that accident. Saying things like, “If only I had
my life to live over” are pointless and stem from a failure to under-
stand this fact. Similarly, it is no solution for someone whose wal-
let is stolen to say, “If only I hadn’t gone into that shop,” or “If on-
ly I had kept my money in my pocket.” That person had no alter-
native but to go into that shop, carry money in his wallet and have
it stolen. That person’s destiny has been created to go into a partic-
ular place at a particular time and for the money to be stolen. Even
if he were to go back in time a thousand times, the money would
still be stolen a thousand times.
A happy event or a success achieved are also in the individu-
al’s destiny. Those successes and moments of joy will inevitably be
experienced, because they are appointed in destiny.
Some people are reluctant to accept this insight. Roger
Penrose describes them:

I think the trouble that people have with this idea is that you think
the future is under your control, to some degree. And so, this means
that if the future’s laid out, then in a sense it’s not under your con-
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