{"id":20366,"date":"2025-10-15T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20366"},"modified":"2025-09-28T11:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:04:07","slug":"chance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20366","title":{"rendered":"Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"20295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20295\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?fit=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1752839701&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15.659999847383&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0048076923076923&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3823\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20295\" style=\"width:559px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3823.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cChance favors the prepared mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Pasteur\">Louis Pasteur <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pasteur\u2019s is a more elegant way of saying \u201cluck comes at the intersection of preparation and opportunity.\u201d I subsequently added two more requirements: you have to be aware that you are at the intersection and then have the courage to do something about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wall paintings in the photo were definitely made after 1500CE because horses came to the Americas only after the Columbian exchange. 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