Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Gryphon's Word of the Day, March 26, 2007

The word of the day1 for March 26, 2007 is serendipity” — noun : the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for; also : an instance of this.

 

Lloyd asked me to look for his cane in my car. The last time I remember seeing it was on our way home on Saturday. He had folded it and put it on the back seat of the car. I looked this morning and couldn’t find it, which means it has slid up under the seat, or he removed it to his car or in the house.

 

Meanwhile, he asked me to look for the tan suspenders he had taken off his pants last night. Normally, he lays them on the bed table, but they weren’t there. He found two other sets of suspenders: one the wrong color, the other in need of repair. He decided to wear the black ones. However, by the time I was ready to walk out the door, he had found the tan ones on the shelf beside the dresser. I didn’t even snicker. I’ve found myself putting the milk in the freezer and the ice cream in the refrigerator too many times not to sympathize.

 

The quote2 for today is from Jay W Lorsch, professor, Harvard Business School, quoted in “For a Company Chief, When There’s a Whim There’s Often a Way” Wall Street Journal 1 Oct 84:


I think a lot more decisions are made on serendipity than people think. Things come across their radar screens and they jump at them.


;^)  Jan

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hmmmmm.  Found my sugar bowl in the fridge before now...Lol!  I love this word serendipity.  Jeanie