If "The Three Princes of Serendip" had been written much later, John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale could have starred in "Ceylonity" or even "Srilankanity."
Why are the forces for the universe set the way they are? Why am I so happy? Why did I catch the train today? Some will say that these are merely coincidences that had to happen to somebody. But others will reply: Yes, but they didn't have to happen to us. That there is so much happiness in our world; that we have these little, fortuitous, coincidences; truly, we have serendipity.
The opposite being zemblanity.
Bodhi, serendipity is our Lucksmith.
Ohmygod this word is so foul. So sticky. Ugh.
Oh wait, never mind, I've worked it out
What's the not-nice one, bilb?
The nice s-word.
If "The Three Princes of Serendip" had been written much later, John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale could have starred in "Ceylonity" or even "Srilankanity."
I recall it was because the Brothers from Serendip always got lucky, because they were in the right place at the right time.
Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Princes_of_Serendip, it's really cool
We have absolutely nothing like that in Finnish. Life moves in serendipitous ways. Which is good.
Oh, how I wonder how popular this word is...
Like the mooV
Why are the forces for the universe set the way they are? Why am I so happy? Why did I catch the train today? Some will say that these are merely coincidences that had to happen to somebody. But others will reply: Yes, but they didn't have to happen to us. That there is so much happiness in our world; that we have these little, fortuitous, coincidences; truly, we have serendipity.
Like the island.