Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fate played cruel jokes on the situation.
- In plain terms
- Things happened in a cruel way.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge absurdity in misfortune.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why does chaos happen?
- How do you cope?
Another view
It may be random, not a joke.
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