We are in control of our fate. The earth is but one of many planets orbiting just another routine star in our galaxy. The eight other planets also follow elliptical orbits as well as rotating on their respective axes. Every planet in our solar system follows the same set of rules, but with different results. While earth revolves around the earth in 365 earth days, other planets revolve in either much longer or much shorter periods of time.
Some planets take much longer to simply rotate around on their axis.
The point of discussing this is to bring up the question of time. Ultimately, we can only explain things based on our perceptions. We are limited to what we can gather and what we can observe. We, as a species, only know time as it has been explained through history. The answer is no.