SERENDIPITY

Serendipity is a word which was found to be one of ten most difficult words to translate.  Serendipity means pleasant surprise.  It is something nice that you stumble upon by chance in an unexpected manner.  The word has come from Srilanka and I heard the word first time in 1994 in Bangalore when I attended a Corporate Training Programme.

Srilanka was known as "Serendip" in the olden days and thus the word "Serendipity" came into usage.  The South Indian Kings who stumbled upon this island near India called it as "Cheran Dheep".  Cheran is the name of the King in South India and Dheep means island.

In the modern business a strategy that leads to unexpected windfall due to certain unanticipated advantages or benefits is called Serendipitous Value.  The synergy in a Merger or Acquisition of a business can lead to some unexpected windfall and such pleasant surprise is called "Serendipity".

Instead of waiting for a pleasant surprise or accident leading to benefits, it is better to consciously work in the mind with a positive attitude so that you can come up with a new idea.  "Serendipity" can be practiced in stages to achieve the desired results.

If you are trying to find a solution to a problem then you need to first fill your mind with all the necessary inputs, knowledge and information.  These inputs are essential to start the ideation process.  During the ideation process your subconscious mind will try to work on different options.  Serendipity strikes in the form of a random external stimuli that you can use to solve the puzzle in your mind.  The Serendipitous Stimuli when added to the information and knowledge already fed into your mind helps you to come up with a new valuable Idea or a Solution.

Instead of finding something good without looking for it as an accidental benefit, it is better to consciously work towards finding a good solution to a problem.  It calls for very high degree of determination, positive attitude as by law of attraction you will always stumble upon good things as subconsciously you are looking for a pleasant outcome.

It is better to be at the right place at the right time with the right inputs so that you will find the right solution or Idea.  Thus it is possible to achieve desired positive results and new ideas through conscious efforts. Serendipity is actually a positive energy and thought process which is constantly working in the mind leading to the desired result.  The movie "Serendipity" which was a big box office hit in 2001 depicts this in a beautiful way.  Watch the trailer of the film:



 Serendipity is not an accident.  It is an art of making happy discoveries.

Let us all practice "Serendipity" in day to day life and achieve positive results on each and every endeavour.

T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
30th September 2013.