Most of us marvel at the randomness of life.  We are amazed when something unexpectedly good happens and stunned when something really awful happens.  We ask why.  We speak of the unfairness of it.  We rejoice in the wonder of it.  We cannot explain how this could have happened.  Sometimes we connect to the serendipity of it; such as when we have thought of something we wanted long ago and suddenly it appears in our lives.  We are shocked that it could have arrived in such a fashion.  We rarely connect the dots of a major tragedy and what could have led up to such an event.  How often have we read or heard of a wonderful family being wiped out in a fire or traffic accident?  How often have we heard of someone winning an enormous sum of money with the odds millions to one?

We live in an …