Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. — Murphy
Last week at the supermarket, the new snow shovels had come in. Since our old shovel was busted, Mom bought one, I had to carry it to the car. An elderly gentleman was wtching us go through the checkout, resting on a bench. As I walked by holding the shovel, he called, "Why did you buy that? It ain’t gonna snow!"
I turned and said, "It won’t snow now that we bought the shovel. If we didn’t buy the shovel, it will snow."
The closest cashier overheard this, grinned at the elderly gentleman and said, "Told ya!"
This little incident reminded me of how much we can use Murphy’s Law to our own advantage to get out of stressful situations.
So, if anything that can go wrong will go wrong, then if you prepare for what will go wrong, then nothing will go wrong. This is the way my brain works after years of watching Star Trek. I also have two college degrees, so I have pieces of paper to show that I’m not insane, just educated. But, if you think about it (preferably after breakfast), then you will see that it is a great way to counter bad luck.
For example, say you are going travelling, but don’t want it to rain. Simple! Pack an umbrella, and then carry that sucker everywhere you go on your trip. You may look a little odd, but I betcha it won’t rain.
You can vary this for many situations. For example, being female, I always carry a tampon where ever I go. And you know when I get my period — that’s right — on those times I forget to bring the tampon. Doesn’t seem to matter if I’m due or not — that’s the power of Murphy’s Law.
Don’t Get Carried Away
Choose the events you want to protect against Murphy’s Law carefully. You can’t prepare yourself for EVERYTHING that can go wrong in life — not only is that physically impossible, but that would leave you vunerable to Murphy’s Law (something would HAVE to go wrong even though you prepared for anything that can go wrong because Murphy’s Law overrules human intelligence). So, I carry a tampon around, but not a snakebite kit. Although we have poisionous snakes at the zoo and they might escape, I highly doubt I am in any immediate danger, but I know I am in danger of getting my period at least twelve times a year.
Pick not only what annoys you the most but is easily preventable by your own action. Carrying a tampon about helps me ward off the panic and stress of getting my period while away from my bathroom. However, I cannot prevent an earthquake because I am not God. I suppose I could walk around sheathed in bubble wrap so I could safely bounce while the tremors go on, but what kind of life is that? Besides, I live in the Greater Philadelphia area, and earthquakes are so slight, they don’t even interfere with the cable reception. So there wouldn’t be any point in preparing for eathquakes all of the time for me. It would only serve to stress me out.
Everything in moderation — even when making Murphy’s Law work to your advantage. Hope this helps.
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