As an undergraduate at Rochester Institute of Technology, I was required to take a course in statistical analysis. Although the course was rather forgettable, one concept intrigued me: “Poisson Probability,” the work of Siméon-Denis Poisson in the 1830s. Poisson was a statistician specializing in “non-events”—things which did not take place within a given time period, such as: How many hurricanes did not strike in a certain year, or how many wars didn’t erupt during a particular time period. He focused on the unknown, on what might have happened, but didn’t.
By viewing Poisson’s hypothesis from a metaphysical standpoint, the blessings in my life, such as harmony, love, integrity, joy, peace, abundance, are now much more my focus—rather than the potential obstacles and undesirable situations from which I have been spared. Because our experience is ordered by God, and is not a lottery of human events, there are no random occurrences or “non-events,” as postulated by Poisson.
It’s reassuring to know that our loving Father-Mother God never sends us problems in order to teach us lessons. Although so-called “evil” can come to us in the guise of good, genuine good never comes to us in the guise of evil. God is the source of infinite good, and His allness is aware only of its own perfection. God does not know of twists of fortune, astrological alignments, statistical curves, averages, random probabilities, or accidents. Principle, God, is entirely dependable—and available to everyone, regardless of geographic location, age, level of education, or financial success. Good derived from God is loving, universal, constant, and unaffected by any perceived material circumstances.
