KK’s Blind Chance

Are we here by ‘Blind Chance’? Are we here to just live life and throw some so called philosophical questions around that have no satisfactory answers?

How do we meander ourselves through life and deal with our surroundings? Are we supposed to fight the systems we life in? Are we supposed to participate in the systems? Are we supposed to be a part of the systems? And if we do not like it, are we supposed to change the systems? Or do we ignore the system and concentrate on being happy. Are we responsible for our happiness? Do we fight against everything we don’t like? Should we accept the systems as it is? Should we let go and just try to make the most out of the system? How do we deal with our surroundings? Are we here to take actions? Are we here to believe in something? Are we here to fight for something? Is there a power which interferes with our fate? Does that power pushes us and forces us to take one of the two roads, perhaps the road less taken? And even if we in our so called free will choose a road, does that road change our life? Or is it that even that choice that we choose is pre-destined? Will we have a trouble free time had we chosen a different road? What happens if we do not choose any roads? Do we end or change our directions with each choice we chose to make or not to make? Are we aware of these possibilities of change when we choose to make or not to make a choice? Are we guided by coincidence or are we led by destiny? Why do we keep on examining whether it is God, we, “Blind Chance” or fate that creates the world? Are there two different worlds which collide with each other based on our choice? Who is responsible for this system? What is the fate of man?

These are a set of innocuous questions which were raised while viewing Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Blind Chance. (Incidentally one can throw “Run Lola Run”, “Sliding Doors”, “It’s a Wonderful Life” or O’Henry’s “Road of Destiny”, into the same lot, though I would refrain from comparing any works with Kieslowski).

The answer is simple - I don't know!

No matter what road you choose, consequences exist.

Nevertheless, at the end, we all know that the only predictable destiny for us is Death.

Meanwhile – Life goes on