Inevitability is a difficult concept to come to terms with. All throughout our lives, we are taught that we are solely responsible for the choices we make, and the consequences we experience for those choices. This responsibility, although daunting, is also what makes us human. The fact that we are capable of making choices shows us that we are different from an animal or insect whose behaviour is programmed into its genetics. A wild animal would run away from a raging fire, because it is instinctual for him to do so. A human mother, on the other hand, will run into a fire to save her child. Because she is human, she is able to fight her own reflexes and instincts in order to save someone who is important to her. We are human because we can make choices that defy our own bodily instincts just for love, for hope or for kindness.
Yet, there are simply some facts that will not change regardless of what choices we make. These facts mark the inevitability of being human. All of us will die one day. All of us will experience pain one day. All of us will smile one day. All of us will win, all of us will lose. There will always be a tomorrow. These unchanging facts and our ability to understand their inevitability does not mean that our choices become less meaningful. In fact, it is quite the opposite. It means that when we make good choices even though we know some things will never change, we are more human than ever.