link being chosen by the triforce from birth rather than bootstrapping himself into it nerevarine style by becoming a living paragon of courage fundamentally undermines his place in ocarina of time and the entire narrative in general, both thematically and in direct worldbuilding
the Courage which earns link divine recognition is defined by the true peril that can only be faced by a lone mortal without arcane heritage or divine favor. this fundamentally distiguishes the nature of a paragon of Courage from those of Power and Wisdom, whose paragons are respectively defined by supernatural influence gained through ambitious strategy amassing the material leverage to shape the world, and conscientious tradition built upon the experience of countless generations. none can obtain nor be given the triforce of courage as an object, but rather only attain it through the constant developing and demonstration of true Courage by confronting true peril, ultimately culminating in a mortal unwaveringly confronting the power of divinity itself. only at that moment of ultimate proof is the divine virtue of courage fully realized and link's courage transcends mortal nature to prove itself a force supernatural, the triforce made manifest.
Link going through his journey with a divinely appointed role from the outset fundamentally mitigates any serious threat to having his life and quest cut short immediately and forever, barring him from the truest Courage a person can exhibit in a world of magic and gods, and undermines the entire narrative on every level, literal and metaphysical.
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