Coincidence ?

Some encounters change our lives. Exactly a year ago I had one that definitely influenced the whole year of 2010 for me.  I was not only happy during this time, but does that mean I wish it had never happened?

Sometimes we wish something had not happened, sometimes we wish we had made a different decision. But really, it is no use to cry over spilled milk. Our life went the way it did, we cannot change it.

And finally we may realize that everything that happened had  also positive sides. We learned something, we gained experience, we grew and developed a bit.

A year later I stand at a new point  - it was an encounter that in the end even changed my life. Although not in the way I had expected.

Is our life a series of coincidences and  do we just create an artificial sort of meaning when looking back - or is there really a sense in all this ?

The church of the village of  San Juan Parangaricutiro (Mexico)  was destroyed by the eruptions of the Paricutín volcano - the church towers and the altar were spared.  Coincidence ?