Fate

Most of these examples aren't the best to use. One event can be misinterpreted as fate which seems to be the case. Here seems to be a solid example of fate. A family man spent 20 years of his life dedicated to a company only to have his career outsourced thus leaving him with no income and security for his family. He minded his manners and treated all of his co-workers with respect. It so happens that one of his colleagues hears of his termination and had already resigned to start his own business. They run into each other at some moment and begin conversing where the family man had some ideas of his own but could not dare leave the company as his family's well-being was in his hands. Long story short the family man helps start up the business having a more fulfilling life and bigger salary.

It's rather dull but this is a real example, but considering this is the internet you can choose me to be credible or not that is all up to you.

I don't think that was fate. I think that was just blind luck. It happens now and then.

I don't like the concept of fate. Fate implies that something is destined to happen. Being that there is only one timeline, specifically one thing can happen. You can say that one thing was fated to happen or not, but it doesn't really matter either way because that's what did happen, weather by choice or by fate. Regardless of what you believe concerning fate, I think we can all agree that we do indeed have free will. Since we have free will, everything that happens to us will just be cause and effect.