“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.” (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross)
So, what’s your take on choice? Do we each have free-will? Is everything we do pre-determined? How many of our choices are influenced by forces we’re unaware of? Do we usually make up our own mind, but sometimes get led astray or steered off course? 
I’m still pondering. While I try to work it out, this helps a little:
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control the way you think about all the events. You always have a choice. You can choose to face them with a positive mental attitude.” (Roy T Bennett)