It is often said that you can be in the right place at the wrong time and conversely, the wrong place at the right time. That is a mind bender if you think about it. In Pirates 4, Jack is reunited with Angelica, a woman from his past for whom he had "stirrings". I really enjoyed the interaction and banter between the two characters in the movie. And, Angelica is played by one of my favorite actresses, Penelope Cruz.
Apparently, their initial meeting may have been under interesting circumstances. Jack was in the wrong place at the right time. (He actually has a habit of doing that.) Angelica is also a strong willed, feisty character. She is quite a religious person and was going to join a Catholic convent in Spain. Jack sweeps her off her feet (understandable) and a tumultuous, ongoing love/adversarial affair developed.
Angelica is speaking to Jack: "And what were you doing in a Spanish convent anyway!"
Jack: "I mistook it for a Brothel...honest mistake."
While not an ideal situation and one I certainly wouldn't condone, this mistake leads to a life long relationship that seemed to bring fun and adventure into both of their lives...by being in the wrong place at the right time.
That kind of represents how many of the good things actually happen in our lives if we take advantage of a situation that may present itself in the wrong place. Think about Benjamin Franklin, he's flying a kite that is struck by lightening and electricity comes about. I'm NOT talking about making an extremely stupid decision that puts you literally in a wrong and dangerous place. I'm talking about trials and end results. It's as if the stars align and something destined to happen, good or bad, happens followed by the opposite. Or as I believe, by enduring trials and "wrong places" in our lives with dignity and integrity, something good at the right time happens and true blessings result.
I have had this recently happen. Right now is definitely a wrong place in my life. After 21 years, I live in a place I am relatively unfamiliar with and a family situation of divorce that I never thought I would be in. Sink or swim. I have had a desire to establish some security for myself and decided to look for a job. Thankfully, I have a college degree that I can use, but jobs are rare for full time positions in hospitals. I had seen an on-call position advertised for quite some time and decided to go ahead and apply. I interviewed and was told to come back and meet with the hospital CFO. I did and the position turned into part time. They asked me to come back a third time, and told me the position was now full time as the other employee was leaving to return to school. I don't believe it is a coincidence. The only job of it's kind on the entire Big Island becoming available exactly when I needed it in my wrong place. (By the way, I do know exactly how that happened and am so thankful for it.)
The second part of that puzzle of a wrong place/right time, is to recognize it and feel gratitude for it. Sure there are trials and hardships in life. That IS just life. But it is wrong to work your way through it with blinders on focusing only on the wrong place. If that's what you're looking for, you are sure to find more of it. Sometimes it takes a head jerk and a conscious realization that good things are happening as well. That epiphany can be like a stunning jolt, a light bulb turning on in the brain. There is good and bad at the same time! Be thankful for the good, acknowledge it and build on it. Then, surely more good is headed your way.
It is often in the wrong place that we learn the most about ourselves and really grow as a person. Hopefully at the right time something good is presented, we grab is with both hands and run with it. And maybe, at the "wrong place", the "right time" ends up being a miracle. Sooo.....possibly, we were actually in the right place at the right time after all? Hope this all makes sense..Later Mates!
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