[He nods slowly before shaking his head.]

This guy wanted to stop me from being a hero, so he figured that if he couldn't beat me after I became one, he could go back in time and wipe me out before I even get started. And when that plan didn't work, he manipulated me into being the Flash - basically engineering me to become what he wanted.

[He shakes his head.]

People shouldn't try to shoehorn you into something and call it destiny. Otherwise it basically leaves you questioning if it was really yours to begin with.