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Selfish?

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Would it be selfish of me to say,
That I am glad that wars raged across the Earth
While plagues devastated lands with bloody rebirth
And that Mankind fell from its pinnacle to its darkest days?
Because had it gone down any other path
Our lives would not have crossed!
Selfish thought that it may
I’m glad time spun in this particular way
Just a little fragment that skips through my head at times. Do you ever think about just how...random it is that we know certain people? Or that WE were born and not some other child? Or that we met so and so and they became our spouse, or that so and so is our parents, or that so and so is our friend all because of a certain particular series of events that led to this exact moment of meeting?
I MEAN, DOES THAT NOT DRIVE YOU NUTS?!
Let me put it this way, I met my closest friend through a series of accidents and close calls that, had they gone just a little differently, I'd have never met her. Had my parents done things just a smidgen differently, I wouldn't exist!

Thus...call me selfish....but I'm glad that certain things went as they did, you know? 
How about you? Any "close call" meeting stories? Those are always the best!

Cheers,
~Rayen

P.S. Yes, I know, poetry. Not a story. I apologize. Trying to get back into the game. 
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TehAly's avatar
Honestly, I don't of it as selfish. Crazy, some people may say if they don't completely understand. 
I believe it's a perfectly valid statement. There's nothing selfish about being grateful for how your life has turned out or why it turned out that way at all. It may be random, yes, but that's the beauty of it. There are many things that would be different if it weren't for the world's randomness, and it's okay to be glad and even grateful about it. Of course, not all is good, for there must be a balance.
And if you think of yourself selfish, would that be so wrong? Like I said, the world must maintain balance, and where there's selflessness there must exist selfishness. However, not all acts of selfishness are bad, and you're not necessarily a bad person for thinking like that. I assure you, you're not the only one wondering these things. :)