Fate is real. However fate is the passive side to lower-case purpose and Uppercase Purpose leading to Surrender and Destiny.

We can give-up / give-in to fate or we can seek a path to uncover Purpose within us.

From a higher perspective perhaps Destiny is already determined and we a have choice every second to surrender to Destiny or do something else. No right or wrong in that.

In my experience Purpose and Destiny are within us awaiting to be discovered by us and developed into a force for Higher Consciousness.