Do you believe in Destiny?

Do you believe that certain things are meant to be?

I bring this up because yesterday, I attended my son's graduation from Middle School, and wound up taking the entire day off from work. Originally I was going to only take the morning off, but it was a long, HOT ceremony (out in the open) and my mom was with us so we went to Chili's for lunch so I decided to call my boss and tell him I wasn't coming in at all.

I felt bad about it because I was out sick for 2 days last week, and I also took the morning off on Wednesday for my daughter's graduation.

THEN, as you may have heard, there was a freakish thunderstorm that rolled through the area yesterday. Connecticut confirmed that a tornado hit them. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, there were trees blown down and power outages. I was actually at my parent's place when the dark swirling clouds and distant thunder got my attention. I called the kids over to see the ominous sky and even told them that if we lived in Texas or Oklahoma, we'd be heading for the basement immediately. The hail and torrential downpout hit within minutes.

SO, I later found out from my co-workers that there was a tornado warning for the area. The storm knocked out the power for the building so the office closed early...AND...a huge tree branch fell RIGHT WHERE I USUALLY PARK MY CAR!!!!

So whaddaya think? Was it my destiny to be spared from having my car smashed, or just a lucky coincidence???

I do not believe in "coincidence"

I believe you were in the "flow" of life and that prevented your car from being hit

and as for "luck" Ppft whatever

LUCK =

Living

Under

Correct

Knowledge

you put yourself and your fam above work ( as it should be ) for that special day and thus rewarded by NO CAR CRUSHING !

Bravo and well done

PurpleJedi said:

So whaddaya think? Was it my destiny to be spared from having my car smashed, or just a lucky coincidence???

Mach said:

I do not believe in "coincidence"

I believe you were in the "flow" of life and that prevented your car from being hit

and as for "luck" Ppft whatever

LUCK =

Living

Under

Correct

Knowledge

you put yourself and your fam above work ( as it should be ) for that special day and thus rewarded by NO CAR CRUSHING !

Bravo and well done

PurpleJedi said:

So whaddaya think? Was it my destiny to be spared from having my car smashed, or just a lucky coincidence???

Thanks! Yeah, I used to feel guilty about taking time off for family stuff (kids' graduations, award ceremonies, etc.) but I have decided that LIFE IS TOO SHORT for that. Priorities...it's all about priorities.

I believe that humans have a way of rationalizing every thing......when they actually control very little of their existence.

PurpleJedi said:

Mach said:

I do not believe in "coincidence"

I believe you were in the "flow" of life and that prevented your car from being hit

and as for "luck" Ppft whatever

LUCK =

Living

Under

Correct

Knowledge

you put yourself and your fam above work ( as it should be ) for that special day and thus rewarded by NO CAR CRUSHING !

Bravo and well done

Thanks! Yeah, I used to feel guilty about taking time off for family stuff (kids' graduations, award ceremonies, etc.) but I have decided that LIFE IS TOO SHORT for that. Priorities...it's all about priorities.

Exactly ~ $$ is needed BUT should never come before important family time

There's no destiny, but I believe in coincidences

PurpleJedi said:

Do you believe in Destiny?

Do you believe that certain things are meant to be?

I bring this up because yesterday, I attended my son's graduation from Middle School, and wound up taking the entire day off from work. Originally I was going to only take the morning off, but it was a long, HOT ceremony (out in the open) and my mom was with us so we went to Chili's for lunch so I decided to call my boss and tell him I wasn't coming in at all.

I felt bad about it because I was out sick for 2 days last week, and I also took the morning off on Wednesday for my daughter's graduation.

THEN, as you may have heard, there was a freakish thunderstorm that rolled through the area yesterday. Connecticut confirmed that a tornado hit them. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, there were trees blown down and power outages. I was actually at my parent's place when the dark swirling clouds and distant thunder got my attention. I called the kids over to see the ominous sky and even told them that if we lived in Texas or Oklahoma, we'd be heading for the basement immediately. The hail and torrential downpout hit within minutes.

SO, I later found out from my co-workers that there was a tornado warning for the area. The storm knocked out the power for the building so the office closed early...AND...a huge tree branch fell RIGHT WHERE I USUALLY PARK MY CAR!!!!

So whaddaya think? Was it my destiny to be spared from having my car smashed, or just a lucky coincidence???

There's no destiny, there's only the Force...

Things are always constantly changing. I do believe that everything happens for a reason.

JoeTyler said:

There's no destiny, but I believe in coincidences

Life has taught me to believe in destiny and not in coincidences. Things happen for a reason.

Serious said:

JoeTyler said:

There's no destiny, but I believe in coincidences

Life has taught me to believe in destiny and not in coincidences. Things happen for a reason.

any evidence in order to support that rather bold statement?

JoeTyler said:

Serious said:

Life has taught me to believe in destiny and not in coincidences. Things happen for a reason.

any evidence in order to support that rather bold statement?

That would take way too long to explain. I could write books about that .

I'm more about massaging reality to achieve the desired outcomes

you know, preparedness + opportunity

anyway, I'm overtired and

JoeTyler said:

There's no destiny, there's only the Force...