How to become a determinist:

1. Once you’ve finished insisting that you’ve made a choice, ask yourself, “Why did I make that choice?” You don’t need to know the answer. Simply recognize that there is an answer.
2. Repeat until “you” are no longer a part of the answer.
3. Now ask yourself, “Why did they make that choice?” “They” includes anything besides yourself that you believe made a choice (other people, things in nature, or even the supernatural, like God). Again, you can’t know the answer, but you can recognize that there is an answer.
4. Repeat until “they” are no longer a part of the answer.

Now recognize that it not only wasn’t about you, but it wasn’t about them either. Enjoy the relief. Experience the compassion.