Opportunity Knocks?

     There is nothing wrong with seizing chances. That is what life's about. Where does one draw the line between that and being calculating?

    When I was in college, my sorority had a mixer with a fraternity at a nearby college that is predominately male. We had an amazing dinner followed by a tour of their house. One sister took it upon herself to be overzealous and walk through each brother's room. When one of them mentioned their upcoming formal, her eyes lit up.

     "You guys are having a formal? When is it?!"

    I could see the gears turning in her head. By the time the mixer had ended, she'd latched onto one of the eligible brothers. As planned, she became his date to their formal. They dated briefly. Very briefly, if memory serves me correctly. No sooner had that tete a tete ended; she began dating another one of his fraternity brothers. This may seem harmless, but it wasn't. You see, this college is known for linking its graduates with great jobs and connections. Part of curriculum even includes them working a co-op job. If you think she didn't consider any of this, you'd be wrong. They became engaged and married. She just had their first child.

     To a degree, we are all opportunists. Some of us are more than others. For the most part, the only time one should calculate is in math.