CONTEMPLATIVE THOUGHTS
It is sometimes said that we should 'take a chance' on, e.g., life, but of course here we have no choice but to take a chance on life, being alive. But we can sometimes take a chance on other things, such as having an occasional gamble on the lottery, or doing something which scares us or which we have never done or thought of doing before. When was the last time, e.g., you thought of asking the cashier or a stranger to pick your Euro or national lottery numbers for you? Yes, you never can tell sometimes, and it might, might just be your luck that that person picks the lucky numbers for you. There are other times when you might come up trumps - not Donald Trump, of course - by seeking the assistance of a relative, friend or stranger, with a problem you have been spending much time with, but has not been successful in resolving it. Such was the experience I have had recently, which had helped to bring an end to a couple of weeks of frustration my son has been