Bad things happen for a reason.....

What are the chances of you striking lottery?

What are the chances of you scoring a one-on-one with the goalkeeper?

What are the odds of you landing the job amongst the rest of the interviewees?

How unlucky would you be when you open up the chocolate wrap and found maggots in it?

How much of fate would be responsible for you to see a stranger 3 times in a day at 3 different occasions?



Just what am I talking about?
Mathematics, YES, I am talking about mathematics...and chances.......



We humans have 2 ways of looking at things.....

Either through statistics and science, or, through luck and chances.....


Statistically, people who believe in luck and people who choose to take their chances against odds are impractical.....and the chances are that practical people would normally lose it than risk it to win big......


Just recently, I had the privilege to catch a few shows here and there on TV due to the nature of my shift duty timings...and I managed to catch one or two repeat telecast episodes of the show “变奏曲” or “Rhythm of life” during one of the weekends.....


The show bears the interesting concept of save and load in the cyber world, where the male lead gets to travel back in time to that one particular incident and make crucial decisions which subsequently changes the future fate of his love ones.....


The male lead couldn’t accept the fact that his indirectly role in the death of one of his close friends would spark the negative effects of his other friends.....and was one day, given a chance to change things again.....


He went back in time, to save his friend in the nick of time, but found himself sacrificing the love of his life.....


He took his chances, and despite the fact he knew what would happen in the future...there were still too many things beyond his control.....



And that’s the fact of life.....

There are so many things beyond our control that we’re only left with statistics and odds and faiths to rely on.....



However, we did come up with ways to defy odds based on statistics.....


Things like betting on more than one option to increase your odds in winning...or doing your research of the company before your interview... or having more practice sessions on your composure and finishing to beat the goalkeeper.....


But chances are that you’d still lose all of you money, get rejected by your potential employer and fail to score.....due to some other factors beyond your control.....



And I guess all these apply to relationships as well......


There’s been this saying that there’s one for everyone somewhere out there.....


Personally, I think that’s a perfect excuse for lazy people to sit and wait for things to happen.....

But let’s just say that that’s part of the things beyond our control......



You may have found the one for you, but you might not be the one for him/her.....


And things like your looks, your upbringing, your intelligence, your taste and your job takes major roles too.....

You could have likings in someone’s characters, but you may be looking for someone with better looks, or higher intelligence.....

Then of course, we are normally more attracted to certain factors and eventually it overcomes the other not so satisfactory qualities of that person....and we adapt to it....get used to it....and finally be contented with it......

Of course, this cycle of adaptation would occur multiple times, and eventually, we would all have taken our chances with one or another, and whether we regret those decisions or not?.....I guess by that time, it’d be all too late.....




I guess this is a rather random one of mine.....


All I’m left to say is that I hope none of you would have regrets in what you do, whichever way you choose to decide upon, on statistics or on odds.....



Sometimes taking a leap of fate might turn out to be good.....

And sometimes, playing it safe with statistics won’t be that bad either.....




awakening the memories...like never before...