Answer:
He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.
"I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."
Step-by-step explanation:
These are the lines that reflect the theme that men must never go against fate. In the first line, we learn that the fakir who originally had the paw believed that people should never mess with their fate. He thought that doing so would only bring suffering. The second line provides evidence of this, as one of the men who tried to change his fate did end up suffering terrible consequences.