Positive vibes Painting

Do you believe in Freewill or Fate? I would have always argued that we have freewill and we can decide our own destiny. However as I was engrossed in the creation of this painting featuring the double helix DNA strand I had lots of time to ponder the question; Is the story of your life already written within your DNA? I mean all of it the good the bad and the ugly. It got me thinking about the famous quote by William Shakespeare "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts." What if he was right. Then I started thinking about my fellow artists - I seen a lot of time with artists during the summer at art fairs and artisan event and despite our work all being very different we all have one thing in common which is the burning need to create art. This desire is not generated by the desire to get rich and famous or live a glamorous life - it is much deeper than that. If you are an artist you feel it at the very core of your being it is not something you chose it is just who you are. I am sure this is true of many other professions and callings. Which brings me back to my initial question do we really have free will or is our story already written and we are merely playing it out on the stage we call reality. I wish I knew the answer but this thought has certainly provided me with inspiration for a very interesting series of paintings.