Like a maze.

Had a really good chat with a new friend tonight. During out conversation, he asked me what my opinion was on fate. Whether I believed  in what if's, or that our lifes already planned out. My personal opinion? I belive when god plans out our lives, he creates it like a maze. there will be dead ends, right ways to go and some not so smart ways to go. Only we can decide which path we decide to take. Only we can decide how we react when we are met with a dead end. Do you just sit down and admit defeat? Or do you go back and try to find a different path to take. Now, look back at your life. How many dead ends can you remember? Was it maybe as severe as a divorce in your family, or just a bad grade in a certian class. Did you raise the white flag? Or did you say "Im not going to let this stop me" and keep going?