Our destiny is shaped by our actions and decisions, not by chance.
Have you seen Ully by chance?
It was discovered by chance in 1858, having been until then hermetically sealed by a mass of limestone breccia.
Even so, more by chance than intentionally, Buell's leading division was opposite the Landing, awaiting only a ferry, on the evening before the battle; Grant, however, declined to allow it to cross, as he thought that there would be no fighting for some days.
The number and proportion of successes was too high to admit of explanation by chance coincidence, but success was not invariable.
