Fate - a myth or fact?

To believe or not to believe, that is the question.
I stand here in awe, in disbelief, in pain, in satisfaction, in hope, in basically a rollercoaster of emotions.
Everything happens for a reason, a phrase told many many times, it hasn't occured to me that it might actually be true til a few days ago. I always believed, we make our own luck (which is true) and that "God helps those who help themselves".
A couple of weeks ago, I would have been content or convinced that remaining in a state with the lack of oppurtunities for my future was what I was going to have. All because I had clung on to a person romantically and gave a 110% into a relationship even when within me it was obvious that I need and I had to break free from it. There came a point when I managed to gather up my courage to cut off the one person whom i thought was my source of care, pillar of strength and basically my only support network at that point of time. It was all fine for a couple of days but being the way I am, always doubting and second guessing, I fell back into believing that I had once again as many times before, made the wrong decision.
But this time, it was different...
My faith in God has never been strong to begin with and I dare not say that it has strengthen due to this incident. But it has changed my perspective to a significant extent.
I recall kneeling in the empty church crying, bargaining with God (as I normally do) and just praying and begging that the confusion, the conflict, the feeling of loneliness would just fade away. I begged God to guide me towards my vocation in life and I bargained that I would face any suffering to achieve that happiness which God ever so promised. Never did I expect to face it so soon. The pain I felt when words were uttered towards me was the feeling I hope no one else has to feel. The feeling of loneliness to the hopeful to the pretentious happiness and finally to an utter dissapointment. I was in shock when I snapped. Looking back I don't know why I did what I did. From the beginning till the end. But I have no regrets.
That very explosion was the very boost I needed to detach myself from a place where my future was not meant to be.
I have no regrets - I loved, I cared, I tried as hard as I could given the things that I had to face along the way. There is only so much anyone can do. The pang is felt when you realise that despite all that, the very person whom you trusted to understand and care - actually was never that into you :) But like many many other things, everything happens for a reason.
I found that reason, It was long overdue but all that matters is that its found.
I don't know whether God had a major role to play in this or it was just mere coincidence and luck. All I know is that I'm here now, alive and well, with everything around me for the taking. An oppurtunity has arose and I'm going for it!