On the surface, this post has nothing whatever to do with business or business boosting. Unless the subject is making sure that all mechanical, electronic, and non-human systems always work flawlessly (and that is a good business given) we are left to speculate on the causes of too many happenings that were never meant to happen.
The most recent, of course, is the tragic demise of 228 people over the Atlantic, when their Air France flight was mysteriously cut short. Many Aeronautics experts have come forth with statements that lightning could not have been the sole cause. There has been speculation about electro-magnetic interference, and the sighting of wreckage. Families are in shock, changed forever. I saw only one small mention of a terror attack, the probability judged to be small. So the search for the all-important “box” goes on, although in those waters, the chance of finding it is small.
However, after every tragedy, wisps of stories emerge about people who were supposed to have been on the downed flight, or in the bombed building, or were late for work in The World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. This case is no exception - I have read of six so far - who were scheduled to be and intended to be, until the last minute, on that flight Sunday night.
Collectively, we are quick to attribute unforseen events, good or bad, to “accidental” causes. Depth psychologists have always insisted that thre is no such thing as an ”accident.” if you are devoted to evening television you know that several of our poplular series are about ghosts, paranormal activity, psychics, even vampires.
The creative people who write and produce these ”entertainments” and their viewers seem to be willing to keep their minds open as to sources of information. As we are bombarded 24/7 by information reaching us through our normal neurological circuits, we find it relaxing and refreshing to imagine other sources. But there comes a point where the budding scientists in all of us, think, “I wonder . . . ,” ”What if . . .?”
