The uncontrollable events in our lives are often caused by free will choices.
Let me explain my theory of “crossing paths.”
Our lives are on a constant forward moving trajectory, but not in a vacuum. On this path, we are continually making decisions under the constant pressure of good and evil. We have choices to make, but so do others.
For those that walk in the light, their choices are good. Lives represented by an arrow arcing upward.
However, there are others who follow a different path. Those that use their free will to walk in darkness. Lives represented by an arrow arcing downward.
Since these arrows are not on the same plane, they will eventually intersect. This “crossing paths” is where heartbreak, sadness, and tragedy resides. This is where a church van is hit by a drunk driver. Where a child is killed by a school shooter. Often it is the answer to why bad things happen to good people.
So why follow the upward arc with no assurance of a life free of darkness? Stone has read the story and knows how it ends.
Just a theory, I could be wrong.