Well said. I think it's a matter of whether we are living our life in the present moment. I believe it is our gift to act with volition and intention, and not be acted upon. Destiny is a future that doesn't exist, history is a past that exists only in memory; opportunity is now. Fate is writing the end of the story before the beginning and middle instead of living on the open page.
But this is not obvious to everybody. It is an understanding that is reached at higher levels of conscious development. Helping someone experience expansion of awareness and leading them to greater empowerment and responsibility is so much more valuable than any single life change. You must be grateful to have been a part of that.
That's very cool!