"Non abbiate paura; il nostro destino
Non può essere preso da noi; è un dono. "
- Dante Alighieri, Inferno
(Do not be afraid; our destiny
It can not be taken from us; is a gift.)
(It should be noted that this was said by Virgil) Destiny is the fate that lies within an individual person. Each person's destiny is always different from another's. If it is fate for one to die or if it is fate for one to be successful in life matters not and there shall be no changing it. Virgil is saying not to be afraid of fate, but to accept the role in life he was given.
"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura dove la diritta via era smarrita." -Dante Alighieri, Inferno
(In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost.)
It should be obvious that this is not to be taken literal. Whether he was ever lost in the woods is debatable, but this is an allegory to he himself succumbed by his "Earthly Desires" or natural human sins. At the middle of his age he was "lost" within the "shadowy darkness" of the sins one should not commit.
"Voi che entrate, abbandonano ogni speranza." -Dante Alighieri, Inferno
(Ye who enter, abandon all hope)
Quite obvious is the meaning towards this. A sign before Charon arrives to gather the dead souls. It is obvious that "Beyond this point, there is no more going back" meaning is placed here.
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