Morning coffee thought: Ever wonder if your life seemed like it was scripted?

[Dominus]

I'm an atheist, by the way. Still, while enjoying my Saturday morning coffee, I can't help but think back to very specific life-changing events that seemed scripted.

My big white 120 lb teddy bear dog Maxy I found in literally the middle of no where in Arkansas. I was hiking with my 2 other dogs (now deceased from old age) and I saw a white creature from afar. Called out to him and he came. That hiking trail was about 2 hours car drive from where I was staying at in Arkansas, so that alone made for a coincidence. Or what if I had decided not to take that job in Arkansas in the first place? The odds really were stacked against us ever meeting. Let me tell you, he's the most affectionate and smartest dog.

How I met my husband also seemed scripted. At the time, I was offered a new job in another state. Pretty darn good opportunity. Decided to turn it down. I was bored one night and decided to try making a POF profile. Never had an online dating profile before. Coincidentally, my husband was also bored and made a POF profile same night. We messaged back and forth and met up. At the time, it was about 2 weeks after I had broken up with my ex. What if I had broken up with him a little earlier or later? What if I had taken that out-of-state job? What if I never created my POF profile? I was in my mid 20s and decided I wanted to meet someone more mature, not some kid who just finished HS. So, even the fact that I accepted his initial message was kinda out of character on my part.

I have at least a dozen more very specific events that were life changing, any of which would have completely altered my life as I know it by not happening.

Ever sit back and reflect on the very specific life changing events in your life that seemed like they were scripted?

PS - just watched this video and made me think of my life events.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8579421/guardian-angel-saves-man-life-taps-shoulder/

 

[RhynePorter]

Decided to turn it down. I was bored one night and decided to try making a POF profile. Never had an online dating profile before. Coincidentally, my husband was also bored and made a POF profile same night. We messaged back and forth and met up. At the time, it was about 2 weeks after I had broken up with my ex. What if I had broken up with him a little earlier or later? What if I had taken that out-of-state job? What if I never created my POF profile?

Yepp, I can relate. I regularly feel that way, too. What I’ve determined for myself is that we will never know, precisely because we make decisions all the time and can only see in retrospect what they led to.

 

[luckynumbah7]

I'm good with cause and effect ...but scripted? Nah. S'all chaos.

 

[Cormac135]

Indeed it does seem all scripted Aristo.

Though saying that whoever decided to kill my mum on Christmas morning needs fucking shooting.

 

[HoodedRat]

If my life is scripted I want better lines.

 

[rareboy]

Who knows?

Nah. It is all just coincidence. A flip of the coin. Cosmic chaos.

But I do believe that our animal companions all come to us and that sometimes we are just smart enough to act on the impulse of a moment and set events in motion that will affect the rest of our lives for better...or sometimes maybe not.

 

[ShadowCat]

I haven't had any life changing events! I swear even before Corona I was living groundhog day doing the same thing over and over and over the lnly thing that changes is the day and seasons!

 

[Dominus]

Who knows?

Nah. It is all just coincidence. A flip of the coin. Cosmic chaos.

But I do believe that our animal companions all come to us and that sometimes we are just smart enough to act on the impulse of a moment and set events in motion that will affect the rest of our lives for better...or sometimes maybe not.

He literally goes whereever I go.

 

[LeicsDom]

I'm an atheist, by the way. Still, while enjoying my Saturday morning coffee, I can't help but think back to very specific life-changing events that seemed scripted.

I don't know about scripted but there have been several incidents in my life where things could have turned out very different.
I met my best friend 25 years ago and it was a complete fluke that we were in the same place at the same time. It was also completely out of character for him to come up to me and speak. And yet here we are, 25 years later and a whole load of shared life experiences, and we are both veyr significant in each others lives.

 

[LeicsDom]

If my life is scripted I want better lines.

That's what I told my drug dealer

 

[HoodedRat]

^

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

My life is like a sitcom, minus the laugh-track.

 

[EddMarkStarr]

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He literally goes whereever I go.

What strikes me about your story of "scripting" is the element of random chance. It was an amazing series of circumstances that led to your improbable meeting with Maxy. And I use the word "improbable" because if your change any detail of your story, however large or small, you and Maxy would never have encountered each other.

What if you had hiked earlier - or later that day? What if you had chosen a different path? Maybe even wearing different clothes could have changed the outcome!

 

[me203]

If my life is scripted, I wonder if the script writers wrote the script after one too many martinis at lunch?

 

[Dominus]

What strikes me about your story of "scripting" is the element of random chance. It was an amazing series of circumstances that led to your improbable meeting with Maxy. And I use the word "improbable" because if your change any detail of your story, however large or small, you and Maxy would never have encountered each other.

What if you had hiked earlier - or later that day? What if you had chosen a different path? Maybe even wearing different clothes could have changed the outcome!

Exactly!

Regarding Maxy, there were actually 2 of them. Maxy was visibly a puppy while there was another dog that was an older dog. The white puppy came when I called out and the older dog ran away. I still feel kinda sad for not having been able to rescue the other one.

 

[EddMarkStarr]

Exactly!

Regarding Maxy, there were actually 2 of them. Maxy was visibly a puppy while there was another dog that was an older dog. The white puppy came when I called out and the older dog ran away. I still feel kinda sad for not having been able to rescue the other one.

I just love the stories you tell because they contain a "fork in the road" element. You get to the point where you either turned left or right.

But just like all of us, when you look back - what would have happened if you had chosen the other path?


If you're a fan of Erwin Schrodinger and his "Multiverse" theory, the truth is there's another reality where you actually did take the other path!

 

[Dominus]

I just love the stories you tell because they contain a "fork in the road" element. You get to the point where you either turned left or right.

But just like all of us, when you look back - what would have happened if you had chosen the other path?


If you're a fan of Erwin Schrodinger and his "Multiverse" theory, the truth is there's another reality where you actually did take the other path!

Haha, yesterday, I was driving on the interstate. The car in front of me slammed on his brake for whatever reason. At the same time, I was looking down to find something. I looked back up just in time to see the brake slam and slammed on my brakes. There is an ultimate universe out there somewhere where I rear ended that SOB yesterday LOL.