Fatalism is a doctrine based on the belief that life is pre-determined and cannot be changed. It is the belief that death follows life, which is fatal. It is our fate to die in any number of unknown ways, which a fatalist accepts without question.
Fatalism fosters the belief that when I die, I am dead and it is the end of my life. If I cannot change my life, I therefore cannot change my death.
Fatalism has no distinction between fate & destiny. It is the belief that it is my destiny to live my fate. This makes an eventual death the destiny of all fatalists.
Fatalists experience the perspective that life happens to them and they are a victim of their fate until their eventual demise.
Fatalism requires the abdication of a personal choice between fate & destiny, fortune & misfortune, luck & chance.
I choose a chance to experience the fortunes of my destiny rather than be unlucky and experience the misfortune of my fate.