Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law states:

If anything can go wrong, it will.

Now there are extensions to this law and other people go for the extreme versions such as:
If there is a possibility of several things going wrong then the one that will cause the most damage will be the first thing to go wrong.

You could go even further with this and say:
It will be all your fault and everyone will know about it.

Whichever way you look at it, this seems to be a very pessimistic, unrealistic nutshell of life. I mean, if people really believed this and always looked at things in this light then we wouldn't do anything at all.

I would like to pose a new law. I am opting for a more humanistic viewpoint that better suits how life really treats us. I would like to say:

Proceed with Caution: Anything can go wrong at any time.

This can be expanded to also include the following since life is not that simple:

1. If you are in a state of hurry, things are bound to go wrong.
2. If you have a feeling that something is wrong, it probably is.
3. If you are headed in the wrong direction, things will eventually go wrong.
4 If you have never done it before, it will go wrong.
5. If it has never gone wrong before, then this is the time it most likely will.

You will find that if you think about it, these are laws that basically cover everything that could possibly go wrong in life besides being kidnapped by a yeti or extraterrestrials and even then, maybe. At least that is what I have found anyway. If you want to challenge this then feel free but for now, I will keep it as is and propose the following summation:

1. Slow down and get organized
2. Act on your instincts.
3. Turn around and try another avenue.
4. Read the instructions carefully.
5. Carefully re-read the instructions.

#4 & #5 are curious because there are very few things in life that instructions are provided for and yet when we do get a step by step guide, many people ignore it completely anyway.

I would add 'Expect the unexpected' but then this could very well be at risk of sounding horrendously cliche.

Quote for today: Sometimes in life the best way to keep from drowning is to let go of the man with the cement block tied to his foot.