@Jabe73 So your plan is to let the river do the rowing, allowing the winds of change to toss you about. Good plan, and I must admit, that depending upon the circumstance, I myself have made that plan. But in making that occasional decision, the last line item on the plans list is to make sure to cast no blame. For who will I blame when I land in thorns after having planned to be subject to the random forces of natural cause? And I have little faith I will be so easily released from those thorns as I was thrown upon them.
Perhaps the cosmos intended I learn a lesson from the thorns. Perhaps the cosmos is blind, deaf and dumb, without intentions for me at all. Either way, I’m stuck in the thorns. Live, learn, and consciously plan my escape.