1950
Possibility Mindset — Day 76
Yesterday, an ATM machine despensed a $50.00 bill that I had never seen before.
The note was from 1950. It was definitely greener than any other bill I have ever seen.
I plan on holding onto this legal tender indefinitely.
Being in possession of this note got me thinking about probabilities.
What were the chances that a $50.00 note from 1950 would land in my hand?
To do this calculation, I would have to take a few things into consideration.
For example, how many $50.00 bills were printed in 1950? How many are still in circulation today? How many people visit that machine, etc?
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Needless to say, the outcome were fairly slim.
Then I thought, what would the probability look like for someone who doesn’t carry cash? The likelihood of coming across 68 year old currency for that person is next to nil.
The note is not special. It isn’t a $100 bill from 1864, which some say is worth $200,000.00.
But for me, the bill symbolizes possibilities.
Those who take action will come across more delightfully unexpected results, than those who don’t.
To possibilities!
