Comments on: Serendipity is not an accident.

By: sowmya

sowmya — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:36 +0000

Open Mind = A Drop Box for life to dump ideas and suggestions.
Serendipity = luckily or intuitively you pick the right one that leads you to great success.

on the other hand

closed mind = not open to suggestions
Serendiptity = accidently stumble upon some good luck that your mind was not willing to look at anyway.

In other words an open minded person does not have to wait for a serendeptuos incident,as traditionally defined, to gain success.

By: Priya

Priya — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:47:02 +0000

An evolved state of mind accepts a happy Serindipity. So at the end of the day thinking makes it so!

By: Derek Cheshire

Derek Cheshire — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:21:08 +0000

It rather depends on what you mean by serendipity. Most think of it as good fortune but that is only half of it. Consider two impoverished people who both discover a $10 bill. Both benefit from good fortune. One, however does not spend the money on a burger but invests in a small company that later comes to be known as Microsoft. This person’s benefit has come as a result of serendipity – a blend of good fortune, knowledge, insight (and perhaps intuition). Another example might be the discovery of penicillin.

By: I_am_that

I_am_that — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:20:48 +0000

I agree with some part of the passage whereas there is some disagreement also.
A discovery is just a discovery. Saying it happy discovery or sad discovery is nothing but a state of mind based on liking or disliking.

Thanks

By: rachana sharma

rachana sharma — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:59:32 +0000

Very true. I agree 100%
Our mind is a combination of active/passive consciousness. To be receptive is an acitivity in itself as we need to force or train ourself to refrain from all activities in order to be fully receptive.