Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.

The line offers reassurance in the face of fear: what is truly “fated” for a person cannot be stolen or thwarted by external forces, because it belongs to the order of providence. In a Dantean framework, this tends to imply that ultimate destiny is governed by divine justice rather than by chance or human malice. The phrase “it is a gift” shifts fate from something oppressive to something granted—suggesting trust, surrender, and moral steadiness. In modern quotation use, it is often read more broadly as encouragement to meet uncertainty with courage, on the premise that one’s essential path or calling is secure.