Do you really have to do this? Do you actually need to get there? Are you even obliged to see them? Of course not, the only two events you will be forced to take part in are you birth and your death. You are free as long as you are alive. You are free to not drink for a week and die, you are free to kill someone and rot in jail, you are free to help someone and be shown gratitude, you are free to invent new technology and make the world better. However, the expected consequences of your actions are expectations, meaning they are not guaranteed. You are free to invest your money and expect dividends but may lose it, you are free to steal a bike in the street and expect to be caught but may not be, you are free to live healthy and expect a long life but may die abruptly at 40 years old. You are free to act, not to succeed.