Destiny is not in our hands nor in the hands of any living being, being created by God. But, there always exists a few exceptions. One such is the renowned character in the epic, 'Mahabaratha', where the king Bheeshma has been bestowed with a boon to decide his time to leave this body. This was the boon given by his father Santhanu. Let's see how interesting this character is.
Hinduism believes in re-birth and most of the eminent characters in mythology of hinduism would have some connection with their previous births.