Word Investigation

Using www.etymonline.com I was able to investigate further into what health actually means.  From the word health, I first moved to prosperity and prosper.  These words did not really spark my interest.  I delved even deeper with my investigation and came across the word fortunate.

Dictionary.com defines fortunate as:  "having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky."  Fortune is defined as: "position in life as determined by wealth, wealth or riches, great wealth; ample stock of money, property, and the like, chance; luck."

The dictionary seems to relate fortunate/fortune directly to wealth/money.  However, I view fortunate as a variety of things.  To me, someone who embodies the word fortunate is someone who is loved and loves. Someone who is in good health. Someone who has a great support system composed of family and friends.  Someone who, despite their actual financial success, is content with their life and who they are.

This being said, being fortunate is a combination of a multitude of things.  You take certain paths in life, that will eventually (and hopefully) lead to a fortunate life.  Although you may stray a few times along the way, you will certainly end up where you are meant to be.

I will find my inspiration for this project by focusing on the word fortunate.

"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it." - Dalai Lama XIV