Unplanned Serendipity

Unplanned Serendipity

Rabbit’s feet, horseshoes, and four-leaf clovers have been keeping men, women, and children “lucky” for centuries in American culture. People receive a pure form of happiness from walking down the street and discovering the five dollar bill lying on the corner of the road. Was that there for a reason, pure chance, or is it just some uncommon happening to make us smile? It is said to be that there are four types of chance, all of different genres. Most do not recognize the opposition between the kinds, but writings have shown that we can easily distinguish the fortunate commodities of our lives.

The first kind of chance is what is known as the “blind luck”. This type could occur in anyone’s life at anytime. Chance type number one may surprise you subtlety or could perhaps be life-changing. The person who comes upon this so-called easy luck takes no individual part in his/her fortune. There is a downfall to this joyful chance of fate. The key word in the previous sentence is chance. This type is much less frequent and most of us do not have the time or patience to wait for it. Although, when it does grant us with its presence we usually do not mind.

Chance number two connects fate and personal involvement. More or less this type of luck can be described as the harder you work for a goal the easier it can be obtained. Charles Kettering voiced, “I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.” Primarily, this man is saying to attain what you want you might have to try for it.

The third of likelihood takes somewhat more individual attention. You will find in chance three that it is hidden blind luck. It is uneasily observed to the common human except for that one person who is destined to detect it. This type of luck favors the recipient and his/her mind. Sagacity is the term we associate with this chance. It enhances the personal receptivity involved in it. Even so, we tend to lose sight of this term.

Lastly, there is chance number four. Chance four is completely unintentional. The self sway of the probability is very faint. The Prime Minister of England Benjamin Disraeli noted that” we make our fortune and we call it fate.” Pre-destined chance is another way to describe the fourth probability. One could even think that you were born into this happening and it was simply meant to be.

A few years back, after weeks of my mother’s distress of losing her most prized wedding ring, a so-called miracle occurred. I was doing my usual chore of mowing the lawn when I saw an illuminated object lying within the grass. To my amazement, I discover that the shining item was the component that my family had been feverishly scavenging the house for the last many days. I consider this Chance One. Without any personal involvement I reclaimed my mother’s hopes and dreams.

A few months ago I had been struck with the type of luck described in chance number two. I had entered a football pool at a friends work in witch to play it was five dollars, in hope for a chance to win. The prize was over 200 dollars. I had been researching teams and players on the internet non-stop in hopes of choosing the winning teams for the upcoming highly anticipated Sunday football games. Sunday had come and the games had started. By the end of the day I had picked 13 correct teams out of 15 that had played. And patiently waiting for Monday night football to come, I was in high hopes of winning the prize money. Eagerly watching