"Are some things meant to be?"

"Let's say God puts two people on earth and they are lucky enough to find one another, but one of them gets hit by lightening, well then what? Is that it? Or perchance you meet someone new and marry them all over again. Is that the person you're supposed to be with, or was it the first? And if so, when the two of them are walking side by side, were they both the one for you and you just happened to meet the first one first, or was the second one supposed to be first? And is everything chance? Or are some things meant to be?"

I don't remember where this is from, but i found it on a document of a bunch of quotes I keep on my computer. It made me think about college.

I was extremely upset when I didn't get into my first choice college, so I ended up somewhat "settling" on where I plan to go now. I mean, I don't mind and I'm happy that I didn't really have to make a big decision, but at the same time, there will always be that "what if?" and "if only..." in the back of my mind.

I already knew from the size of the envelope that I didn't get into my first choice school. I didn't think I would get that upset about not getting in, but I guess it meant more to me than I thought. I cried, I complained, I was a grumpy pain in the ass for the next couple days. But after I got over it a little (still a little upset), I wondered if this is what is supposed to happen. Maybe something spectacular will happen to me because I didn't get in. Maybe I will become more successful at the school I decided to go to instead. But it's hard to think about that when the future is so far away. So until then, I will still be wondering "what if?"