Originally Posted by jayeff

In the broadest sense many things in one's life are a consequence of luck, fate, call it what you want. You happen to be at a certain place at a certain time. You meet someone. A conversation takes a particular twist. There can be all kinds of triggers.

I guess many others may plan and control their lives more, but when I look back, a lot of significant things, some which had an impact on me for years, began with chance moments.