Unintentional Decisions

[minioncookies]

Have you noticed that sometimes unintentional decisions turn out for the better?

For example... When our washer went out.. we put it on our back patio deck.. Which happened to work out for he better because it adds to the view (:

[lvstephanie]

Actually Adam Smith's "invisible hand" theory of economics is based on unintended consequences: when people work for their selfish wants and desires, it leads to a betterment of society as a whole. For example, if you have a businessman that uses the profit motive for the company to make decisions, the business will have a well diverse clientele. This is because in order to maximize business profits, the business will do business with anyone willing and able to pay regardless of race, religion, etc. Likewise the business will not hire bigoted workers for the same reason that the business doesn't want to turn away potential customers. So even though the business' focus was purely on maximizing profits, it leads to a more tolerant society as an unintended consequence.

[betlynjua]

... which just goes to show, the less dogmatic we are in certain aspects of life, the better.  Sometimes we have no choice but to be specific; other times, keep the options open.  You never know what may hiding just around the bend.