The Burnt Toast Theory is a way of positively rationalizing setbacks so that you can navigate a positive outcome or prevent greater harm. Our Creator has set the laws of the universe into motion and doesn’t normally interfere with them. But some have even suggested that in some instances the unseen hand of Providence may be in play when negative things happen, such as burning your toast to start your day may cause just enough of a delay in leaving home that it saves you from an accident that never happens.
People are suggesting that the assassination attempt on president Trump which resulted in a torn right ear prompted him to hit the floor which may have saved his life from another shot. The fact that he turned slightly to reference a graphic was also in play. I’ve experienced a number of very close calls in my extended life that might have had terrible outcomes that I never had to experience. One incidence that comes to mind was the night I was unaware of a man shadowing me to a dark parking spot on the Mexico border and had his hand on my rental car’s door handle just as I was prompted to lock the door.
The concept quickly came to mind as I remembered the legion of stories that emerged after the 911 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York. There were many people who were inconvenienced on that fateful morning and were detained from being in one of the towers as the terrorists flew commercial planes into the buildings, killing almost 3,000 citizens.
One woman was contemplating her future at home since she had just been laid off from her job in one of the towers within 24 hours of the incident. She was rehired by the firm and had never been processed off the payroll. A chef at Windows on the World had to take the time to replace his eyeglasses on the way to work and wasn’t present. A man was driving his brand-new vehicle to an 8:00 meeting on the 73rd floor of Tower Two and had a mechanical problem. So, he drove to his dealership at 7:00, but the mechanics refused to start work until 8:00. An attendee at a conference realized that a publication was missing from their booth, so he volunteered to go back to their off-site office to retrieve it.
All of these real-life
examples should encourage us to consider the burnt-toast theory as a mental mindset
to get back on track when something goes wrong and be thankful that nothing
worse happened!
Yes we do!
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