Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam asked this question to his father, Jainulabdeen.
Dr. Kalam’s father said that in every weal and woe human beings look for a special helper suitable for a particular purpose. A lonely person looks for company, a man in trouble looks for a helper. Whenever human beings reach an impasse, they search for a guide to show them the way out. For people in distress he himself was a mediator in their attempt to please demonic forces with prayers and offerings. But he did not approve of this approach. He spoke about twofold vision of destiny-(1) destiny is fate and (ii) character is destiny. He urged all to distinguish between the two.
