They say there are people destined for great things.
Bullshit.
No matter what that shitty white priestess tells you, no one is meant to do something since the day they were born. It's not like you pop into the world, and then some higher powers just randomly decide, "Hey, won't it be interesting if in twenty years this poor fella will have to save a kingdom? Yeah, that will definitely entertain us. Let's make him do that when the time comes." No fucking way.
I don't believe in this. I refuse to believe in this. I refuse to accept the idea of me having no control over my life. That no matter what course of action I choose, in the end it would all still be the same because I have some stupid destiny that I was meant to achieve. No thank you, I have a much better theory.
Just like there's a chance that even though all of your relatives and ancestors had black hair but you would be born a ginger, there's a chance you'll walk in the forest and stumble upon a dying elemental that will transfer its elemental powers to you. Not a likely scenario, but it had happened before. And even though it sucks to know that some really unlikely possibility might ruin your plans and drag you into some mess, I'll take that any day over destiny that will do that for sure.
Chance is the only thing that could make me run away from home on the same day Lady Celestia took a trip to Oaklore Forest on the same day a Gorillaphant hunted for pray on the road to Oaklore Keep. Chance is the only thing that could make all three of us meet. Chance is the only thing that could make an inexperienced girl like me defeat a large, rampaging, fanged beast, two bandits and a hydra. Chance, not destiny. I could've run away an hour later, I could've ignored that moglin's call for help, I could've died. Chance, not destiny, is the only thing that made all of those things possible. I will not accept any other thing.
When there's chance you could always just ignore it. When there's chance you could always turn it down and walk away. Unless you're like me. And then you're screwed.