Fate......

Not a damn thing happens by chance, and if you believe different, you ain't paying enough attention. Take me for instance, i grew up with a an addict father, grew up with two boys that turned into addicts, had entirely too many addict friends in high school. Too many who died, not enough who lived to tell their story. Over exposure to drugs may have kept me clean 98% of my life, but it's also given me the tools needed, to overcome it. It also taught me what the hell to stay away from. Well, atleast for the most part. LOL Many, many years ago, my best friend and i got a drink at our local resturant, we were a penny short, got one hang of lecture but left off the hook. Years later, when i was working at a gas station, i got an informative little lesson from an old man about the importance of "saving your pennies". My mind smiled from the memory of an older lesson learned about comming up short of a penny. See, you may not know why something is happening in the moment, maybe years until it hits you, but if you're paying attention, you know it when it comes. Not everything bitch slaps you like drug addiction can.