15 Beautiful Coincidence Stories That Prove Life Sometimes Has It’s Own Plan
Have you ever experienced those unforeseen, serendipitous moments that alter the trajectory of your life? In an online community, one user raised the thought-provoking question: “What accidental event completely changed your life?”
The users came up with remarkable stories of luck, chance encounters, and happy accidents that suggest the universe has a plan for us all. Let’s explore extraordinary instances that may leave you believing in destiny.
1. From Mistaken Shift to Lifelong Love
It will definitely make you believe in soulmates. A user said, “I went in on my day off work thinking I had a shift that day, I didn’t, but they were short-staffed for the lunch rush, so I stayed for a few hours. I ran into my childhood friend who moved away 15 years ago, we are now married with kids.” Just wow!
2. From Coffee to Hollywood
Here is another unplanned script for success. A user said, “I Went for a coffee with a friend before he went out to pitch a TV show in LA. He asked what I was up to, and I mentioned the comic book I was planning to write. His pitch went well, and the studio asked if he had any sci-fi ideas. He pitched my idea, and a month later, I was in LA with a bunch of agents and managers wanting to sign me.” Amazing!
3. The Burst Pipe that Burst Open a New Future
Someone writes, “The water main leading into the house burst, requiring the contractors to lay a new pipe from the street into the first floor. I had to clear everything out and then get jugged water to last a week for a family of 4. I asked to take the afternoon off work so I could take care of this, and they said it would be a write-up for an unexcused absence. This pi**ed me off to no end. Not really intending to quit, I applied to jobs just to blow off steam and landed a new job with a $30,000 pay boost, WFH, and complete schedule flexibility. “ Luck works in wonderful ways.
4. Love’s Lucky Gamble
A user said, “Knocked on the wrong dorm room in college. A guy answered he asked if I was there for the card game I said, “Sure.” And ended up meeting an amazing girl. We’ve been together for 25 years.”
5. Accidental Friend Request
A user said, “I accidentally accepted a friend request of (my now husband) thinking it’s another guy I knew with a similar name. I was ignoring the request before. And the rest is history. Married 12 years now with two kids. The website was Orkut, if any of you are old enough to remember it.”
6. From Rock Bottom to Reporting
Someone writes, “I got into some trouble while very, very drunk. When I got sober, I wrote a thank you note to someone who treated me really well and urged me to get help. He was friends with the editor of the local newspaper and thought my letter was well-written. He asked if he could show her, and I said yes, then kind of forgot about it. A few months later, the editor came to find me to offer me a part-time job filling in for someone. I’ve been working in journalism ever since. The pay sucks, but I love it.”
7. The Miracle of Misfortune
Someone shared that he battled hydrocephalus (brain swelling), relying on a brain shunt to survive, which got infected every few years. However, a severe infection went undetected for two years due to a dismissive neurosurgeon. After relocating and ending up in the ER, they realized that, by a twist of fate, the shunt wasn’t needed anymore. Surgery was canceled, the infection cleared, and he regained [his] life. It was a hard journey, but it saved him from a seemingly endless cycle of brain surgeries. He said he has now been surgery-free for 15 years and wouldn’t change a thing.”
8. The Best Mistake
A user said, “Applied to, got into, and accepted the completely wrong school. I had done all the research and taken tours of the campus of a school by a very similar name but ended up applying to the wrong one by accident. Never did end up applying to the first school I meant to apply to. It ended up being the best mistake of my life. I met amazing people, explored a part of the state I had never considered, and got a degree from a program I wasn’t aware existed but was very engaging nonetheless.”
9. Imgur Scroll
Yet another cute but accidental love story. A user writes, “Back in 2013 I was bored in grad school and scrolling Imgur. They had just started their “sort by new” feature where you could refresh every second and never catch up to where you were. So I’m scrolling. It’s the beginning of December, and I see a selfie of a guy still showing off his beard post-no-shave-November, and I’m smitten. He’s the one. I message him, we talk back and forth, and in 2 months we’ll celebrate 10 years together. The sheer timing and fate of me finding his pic in all of those images is wild.”
10. From Tendon to Triumph
A user shared, “I ruptured my Achilles tendon and as a result, got severely depressed, sought help, entered therapy, and consistently went for two years. It was so worth it. I figured out what I wanted [to do] with my life, and living where I was living wasn’t it. I had a great job. But I moved to San Diego shortly after, got an even better job, and have never been happier.”
11. One Conversation that Changed Life
Someone said, “I almost failed out of college. Tried to up my GPA by doing research way too early in my academic career. Met a professor who didn’t even work at my Uni. Had a brief conversation with him in the lab and he said “You’d make a great professor one day”. It changed the course of my life. Scraped by with my [bachelors]. I was one of the top students in my MS. Got a 4.0 for my PhD with several first-author papers. Now, I work for one of the top profs in my field, I’m talking top 3%. That conversation was over 10 years ago. Thank you, Dmitry. I would’ve never met you if I wasn’t failing.” Truly remarkable!
12. A Bonus Sandwich
A user shared, “I was planning to spend $2.49 on a breakfast sandwich and go home to do some chores. They had a 2 for $3 breakfast sandwich deal. I brought the 51-cent bonus sandwich to a homeless friend. He had a tiny stray puppy following him around and asked me to bring her to the shelter because he couldn’t feed her and himself. She became my best friend for 13 1/2 years! I’ll love you and miss you forever baby dog.” Cutest!
13. A Heartfelt Change
Someone writes, “Several years ago, I asked a friend where to donate clothes locally that my kids had outgrown instead of Goodwill. She turned me on to a small organization in our state that helps kids in foster care. I ended up falling in love with their mission and becoming very involved, eventually on the board and helping grow them. The impact of learning about the foster care system and how ordinary people can unite to make a difference in the lives of children has and continues to add a profound and positive purpose to my life, for which I’m very thankful.”
14. The FAFSA Typo
Someone said, “My parents made a typo on my FAFSA, Saying my stepdad made $500,000 a year, not $50,000 a year. We discovered the mistake too late, and all funding was gone. I couldn’t go to college like my whole graduating class. I was depressed and humiliated. Then, my aunt stepped up and invited me to come live with her in Europe for a year. I went and had one of the most amazing years of my life and applied for colleges the next year. I got a ton of aid and excelled in college. I paid off my loans 6 years after graduation. I did my own FAFSA from then on and just asked my parents for their taxes each year. It’s all from a typo that I didn’t even make.”
15. Unexpected Life Saver
Someone said, “I started subbing as a way to make money until I finished college for computer technology. I wanted to go for animation and art, but it wasn’t really a paying gig. The goal was when I got married; I would move away and use my degree to work. When my fiancé and I split, those plans got ruined, and I dropped out of college (I didn’t want to go anyway but did it for my fiancé). A week after my fiancé and I split, I was planning to take my life. I got a phone call from the school I was subbing for, and they offered me a full-time position as an art teacher. That job saved my life.”
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