My car recently broke down (some battery cells, uh, sold out). Good luck that it happened at the Trader Joe's three blocks from my house, also two blocks from the Toyota dealer? Or bad luck that it happened at all?
Bad luck that the battery is backordered, so I won't have my car back for a month, or good luck that it happened at a time when I don't really need my car anyway?
Most likely, it's a matter of perspective. The moment the car broke down, I was on my way to a dinner party -- at a microcosmic level, terrible timing. But after I learned that my car would be at the dealer for a month roughly corresponding to a trip I'm taking, I reconsidered. At a macrocosmic level, if it was going to happen anyway, this is the best possible time.
I should add another crucial detail: as it happens, the fix will be covered by Toyota. Perhaps this would've been unequivocally bad news had I been concerned about the cost.
Still, it makes me wonder if, given time and a somewhat forgiving memory, streaks of bad luck can be seen as good.
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