Whoever put the flowers there did not know he would define a turn in a life story.
I woke up late after ringing in a birthday and rushed to work without peeping in the backyard.
The sender of the flowers took offence at not receiving a timely response, and I lost a job opportunity. He was a former boss – a stickler for manners and expected reverence.
I hitched a car ride from a startup founder that morning, and the rest is history. We are life and business partners today.”
- Excerpts from an award-winning speech by a unicorn founder.

Good story Reena! I enjoyed reading it!
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Thank you so much!
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Yay! A happy ending.
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Thanks 🤗
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I like how you interpreted the prompt. It’s funny how life works, isn’t it? We just have to be open to seeing it is all, I think.
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Thank you, Michael!
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She lucked out. Who wants a boss like that. Her guardian angels planned it well :)
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Thanks 😃
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You’re welcome!
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What fate. well done.
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Thank you, athling!
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A nice interpretation of the prompt. Well done.
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Thanks again! 😊
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A nice interpretation of the prompt, well done.
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Thank you, Heather 😊
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A loss can be a gain…
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Sometimes 😂
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I have found that being a “stickler” for most things just drives people away.
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Being a stickler is fine, as long as one doesn’t impose the code on others.
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Theere you go.
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😂😂
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How fate works.
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Yes, it does. Such incidents drive us to believe in Destiny.
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I agree.
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We just never know what might make a difference in our lives. It’s a mysterious process.
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Life happens while we are planning a journey.
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What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
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That’s a nice quote. Thanks!
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Fate is always amazing with flowers.
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They are symbolic of so many things, and humans find multiple applications.
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To do good and bad.
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