Just A Thought ~ NO ACCIDENTS

"Everything that happens happens exactly as it should. Observe things carefully over time, and you will surely experience this to be so."

~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher ~

The Universe is governed by the overall Law of Cause-and-Effect. Nothing comes from nothing, and there are no accidents; what we call accidents are not accidents at all, but effects of certain causes, some of which we can observe, and others which are hidden from us, like the roots of a tree below ground; just because we do not see the roots, it doesn’t mean they’re not there.

Neither are things pre-determined or fated to be. Things unfold, and even a iny, seemingly-insignificant event, can change the direction completely.

Remember the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo in 1914: it wasn’t a small matter for him, of course, but as far as most people were concerned, it was unplanned and unexpected, yet it plunged virtually the whole world into the terrible war of 1914 -1918, involving everyone.

Somehow, because we are parts of the Whole, we are all involved in everything, and often seem to be victims of events, as many things happen which we do not like or want. Even so, we have some choice over how we will respond. We are not completely helpless, like dumb animals, bound and gagged on some sacrificial altar of fate! The present is the result of the past, but the future is not fixed.

Life is like a play
In which we are all actors,
But the script is written as we act,
not before,
And no-one knows what will happen next.