I believe one of the most beautiful things about the world is that no one or nothing at all ever happens in isolation. The ones that even do occur in isolation still have various elements that connect to them, in one way or another, no matter how small and inconsequential they might seem. It’s a small world, yes. And that’s why it’s so easy to realize that nothing happens by chance. If you look into every random occurrence, if you dig deep, there will be a pattern that you will recognize.
So yeah, it might be random for you in that moment, but the moment you decide to look at how everything is related to you, you’ll make out details, and you’ll see that over time, so many factors have been put in place to get you into a particular place and time. Purposely to get that experience. It may be good or bad. But most of the time, when you get into it, it’s never just an accident or mere luck. There is usually always more to it.
When you read this post, you only see one post, and you’d scroll past. Maybe just a random post that the Hive algorithm brought to your screen. But then, there is a story behind the post. Why this type of post? Why on this particular day? And why should I, of all people, be the one to make the post? When you look at it this way, you realize that there are several factors that brought me to this very moment. Years of writing, supporting friends and family in the background, school, church, neighborhood, economy, government… every single thing played a role and inspired me in one way or the other to get into the headspace to make this post today.
Maybe, if one thing had not happened, or if something had happened even slightly differently, I would be writing a different post today. Who knows? I guess we’ll never know. This is because no matter how little, every person and thing we come across influences us in one way or another. While everyone will see the result, not everyone will take the time to go back to the root cause. Because for everything that happens to you, you can trace it, even as far back as a hundred or a thousand years before you were born.
When you look at the kind of adult you are today, you decide that your upbringing played a huge role in it. So, ergo, your parents. You look into your parents' upbringing to see why they were the kind of parents they were with you, and on and on you go. You’d see decisions and choices that are shaping over time, mingling and intertwining with decisions and choices other people are making around us. And in the end, crazy things happen, and our lives change in an instant.
People are advised not to fight anyone, because it’s very possible that the very first punch you throw could be the one that kills them. You’d think you’re fighting a healthy man, but you’d catch a murder case instead. And when you look at their history, you’ll see years of depression, health battles, assaults… things that led to that very moment.
Even supposed accidents. You could be the driver who does everything by the book, maintains your car properly, and follows all the rules of the road. One day, someone who doesn’t maintain their car will lose control of it and slam into yours. Or someone who loves to drink and drive. When you think about it that way, it’s no longer an accident, you just happened to be in a bad place. But you have ample reason for being there at that particular time.
Anyway, what am I trying to say? It’s a crazy world indeed, and I don’t even know if there is a point to this post. All I do know is that, before we take something for granted or just dismiss something for luck or accident… think of all the events that would have had to take place to get that thing to happen. Think of everything that had to occur to make it possible. Maybe then, we’d find it easier to just accept.
