To Play With Chance Comments

The monsignor is back, the one I associate with a cerebral grasp of existence, an Aristotleian mind, and a cautious approach to experience. I agree we need that special degree of courage if we confront chance directly. I would rather hold the courage in reserve and not tempt chance (which I believe is worse than tempting fate) . Macbeth reflects, IF CHANCE WILL HAVE ME KING, WHY CHANCE MAY CROWN ME, WITHOUT MY STIR. His mistake is not to wait for what chance gives or takes, but to take action, and that summons a fatal fate. The interplay of fate, destiny, fortune, chance is fascinating. I try to treat each of those terms as a separate moral force, not to be confused or used interchangeably. How do you assess them? ?