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About this quote

What does it mean?
The quote suggests that seemingly random events may be part of a divine plan that is not immediately obvious.
In plain terms
What looks like luck might be God working behind the scenes.
What can you take from it?
Look for deeper meaning in unexpected events.

Where it applies

  • reflecting on life events
  • seeking meaning
  • religious contemplation

Putting it to work

  • journaling about synchronicities
  • practicing gratitude
  • meditating on fate

Questions to consider

  • What counts as a coincidence to you?
  • How do you explain unlikely events?

Another view

It attributes all chance to design without evidence.

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  3. As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.

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