necessity & chance

the inevitable meets the unpredictable –

both exist only through their interplay.

necessity is everything that can be and everything that is –

it is the invisible framework that gives form to all events.

chance is the sudden occurrence, appearing as if out of nowhere, disrupting the course of things —

and yet, in an inexplicable way, completing it.

without necessity, chance would have no place in which to occur –

without chance, necessity would remain invisible, lifeless, without story.

necessity often tries to tame chance, to force it into rules —

distorting it into its opposite

chance tries to deny necessity —

and in doing so, ultimately proves it

those who cling to necessity may lose sight of chance –

those who chase chance often miss the pattern that carries it

the paradox reveals: chance and necessity are apparent opposites — 

and yet inseparable

every chance event happens within the bounds of a necessity and every necessity lives through the play of chance

and beyond the opposites?

they dissolve

what we call chance is often just necessity in disguise –

what we call necessity is sometimes chance woven into a greater pattern

both are movements of the same reality —

life unfolding within and through as in nature: a seed falls by chance on fertile ground, but its ability to sprout there is part of a deeper necessity

an unexpected gust of wind alters the course of a ship —

only to guide it safely to a harbor it would otherwise have missed

they unite in our lives as well: a chance encounter leads to a decision that later feels inevitable

a carefully planned path is disrupted —

and the disruption opens the door to what truly matters

necessity holds – 

chance opens

one offers direction, the other brings vitality –

only together do they create the dance of life

a researcher works for years by strict rules, without success

then a small mistake occurs in the lab —

and this very "misstep" leads to the discovery that completes their work

where in your life do you see today that chance and necessity depend on each other?

how could you honor both —

without separating one from the other?