I wonder about those little things in life, maybe to avoid the bigger things that lurk in the darkness of the world itself, but any point, as a child, I had wondered "weird" things.
Back to the point, Serendipity, is one of those words, I stumbled upon that I found the history of the word and became interested in it more. I just love this word... it has spunk, mystery, unnaturalness than that of most words and the word has something positive about it, at least to me.
First of all, a person who studies the word origins is an Etymologist, if my study is correct. Etymology is chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Etymologist?s=t)
What is interesting of the definition is "...account of the birth..." of a word. Makes me think of the beginning of creation of our existence. Words aren't just there, but a word such as serendipity was born.
So, what does Serendipity mean? Ahh, that's the wonder of the word, of the craziness of it. The process of what comes about a situation in a quirky way can be defined, "Serendipity".
ser·en·dip·i·ty
[ser-uhn-dip-i-tee] Show IPA
noun
Serendipity was used by Horace Walpole in his fairy tale The Three Prince of Serendip (1754). The fairy tale captures the adventure of the highness's and tells their stories of their journey and the discoveries they made by accident. (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/serendip/about.html)
1.an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/serendipity+?s=t
This is where the origin of this word can be found and traced back to, which makes it even more interesting to have that access to.
Serendipity was used by Horace Walpole in his fairy tale The Three Prince of Serendip (1754). The fairy tale captures the adventure of the highness's and tells their stories of their journey and the discoveries they made by accident. (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/serendip/about.html)
The book is rare and hard to come by and let alone expensive. I am still searching for a copy since I have happened upon the word and discovering the meaning and origin of it.
Also, what comes to mind is a movie Serendipity,(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePU2Ux9JIMM)
which is also about the quirkiness of a relationship, its beginning, adventure, and discovery. Exactly what life can be about.
which is also about the quirkiness of a relationship, its beginning, adventure, and discovery. Exactly what life can be about.
