Serendipity
Tuesday
May 23, 2006
Do you believe in fate? Do you believe that there are forces outside of your own control that can somehow govern your destiny? Well, most would probably argue to the contrary, and I would be one to argue such. After all, even though there are indeed forces outside of our own volition that can influence how things come to be, we humans still do have the free will to ultimately decide each action (or instance of inaction), and ultimately what becomes of us. That is God’s gift to humankind, isn’t it?
However, as for Serendipity, that’s another thing. Sometimes when you set out to do something and for a certain goal, the results can turn out to be quite surprising.
A week ago, I posted about having the blogging blues and went on to link to other sites that I found interesting. I do a lot of blog reading, after all and I thought I’d share with my readers (all three of you) what I’ve been reading up on lately. I intended to divert the attention from my stuff, for the meantine, to other people I find to have more interesting insights than I do.
However, things usually go beyond how you intend them to be. And now, after one thing leading into another, I’m glad to say I’ve had two of those people I linked to—Phillip and Ia (or is it supposed to be “Ia and Phillip?” Bah!)—working with us in one of our major undertakings. I’ve gone into dealings with them several times over the past couple of years, but I didn’t expect we’d be working together on something (and something quite financially rewarding, too).
Actually, I’ve been seeking out people for this purpose (you might remember references to “headhunting” in some of my previous posts). I had been looking for creative people, and I can say I’ve approached quite a few so far, but our work didn’t seem to be the good match with ‘em goodfellows. The good match was right under my nose all along. These guys can sure weave magic with words and imagery each on their own! But as a team? One word: synergy (which in this case is something that’s beyond my comprehension, by the way. Go figure!).
So here’s to our creative team. Here’s to great works. And great deeds.
Comments
ia
May 23rd, 2006 at 2:07 am
a tad into the s-words… i’ve been there. (for a marketing plan a while back.)
i’m still amazed by the serendipitous turn of events in my life too.
thanks for the trust. hope we can deliver.
Lex
May 23rd, 2006 at 9:03 am
Stimulus-Response, that’s how I see serendipity to be. In each and every article some will react in a good way, some in a not so good way. Even the act of ignoring it is a response.
As to how many will be taking a reaction (not merely ignoring) will depend a lot on how interesting and article is. What usually captures a good response is when a reader is able to relate to the article.
Have you come across with the phylosophy of Karl Marx the “Dialectic Materialism”. One of the angles espoused by this principle is “men creates history” because according to him the actions and/or ideas of men become the stimulus for other to react which in turn create/s event/s which form part of history.
As long as an article is able to solicit a reaction, good or bad, is far from being a mere coincidence or sheer fate. An article is an intentional creation. Reactions to it is, therefore, deliberate not fate.
WOW kaya ko pala ang ganitong reaction hehehehe.
J. Angelo Racoma
May 24th, 2006 at 12:25 am
Ia,
I think I should make a correction. On hindsight, I remember it’s only been a year since I first met you guys. Seemed such a long time ago (maybe all that work made me age so quickly).
Thanks for the trust, too. I like working on the basis of trust. It’s great working with you!
J. Angelo Racoma
May 24th, 2006 at 12:33 am
Lex,
Re. Karl Marx’s writings, I remember having read a lot of his stuff back in college Philosophy (was an Econ major, but took a ton of Philosophy courses as a minor and, well, just in case I decide to—or have to—change my area of study).
Re your Stimulus-Response argument, I would tend to agree. I think subconsciously, I may have been seeking out people that way (thru blog posts). So the reaction (both mine and other people’s) are, indeed, deliberate. But what’s serendipitous (Wow! Thanks for adding to my vocab, Ia!) about it is not fate, but the way things turned out quite unexpectedly, or at least far from my conscious intentions.
Corsarius
May 25th, 2006 at 2:52 am
pressure! just kiddin. seriously though, thank you very much for the trust. trust is like a stock—risky, volatile, but the returns can be great. (argh..i’m getting too much of that stock market stuff into my mind..)