133. Accepting chance is difficult for humans.
In particular, coincidence is difficult for humans to accept. The idea that something good happened, or something bad happened, and it might not have any meaning, is unsettling. Therefore, people give meaning to it by saying things like "it was guided by the universe," "it was a necessary event," or "I attracted it." This is not necessarily a bad thing. Humans are creatures who understand life through stories. The problem arises when we equate assigning meaning with objective causal explanations.
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Possible discrepancies in interpretation that may arise in this chapter.