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Kelly Ellen didn’t think her late mom would ever be able to meet her future husband. When her mother passed away, the young woman was only 16. It was with a heavy heart that she resigned herself to the difficult truth: when she got married, it would be to someone her mom would never know. However, life has a funny way of surprising us, even when something seems impossible. As it turns out, when Kelly finally did fall in love, it was to a childhood friend. Her boyfriend was actually her mother’s best friend’s son. Then, when the man proposed to her, she realized something. Not only had her late mom met her future husband after all, she’d actually known him quite well! Kelly shared this unbelievable story on social media. Not only did she post footage of her fiancé’s sweet proposal, but she also included an adorable childhood photo of the two of them. What’s even more cute is that the pair were holding hands in the picture! @heykellyellen I still can’t believe this is our love story It’s been one year since we got engaged! I know my Mom is with us every step of the way. I know many of you can relate to losing someone special to you and wishing they were here to celebrate a wedding, graduation, or birthday. I’m right there with you! Can’t wait to do more wedding planning this year and share it all! #engagement#engagementphotos#engagementshoot#proposal#proposalstory#grief#motherhood#motherlessdaughter#couple#couplegoals#couples ♬ Iris – Goo Goo Dolls Even though her mother wouldn’t be there on the couple’s special day, she’d be in the bride’s heart. Knowing that her late mom had already met her future husband made it feel like she would still be part of the wedding somehow. “I know my mom is with us every step of the way,” Kelly wrote in the caption of her video. “I know many of you can relate to losing someone special to you and wishing they were here to celebrate a wedding, graduation, or birthday. I’m right there with you!” Screengrab from TikTok Some commenters were truly touched by Kelly’s incredible love story and her mom’s unexpected involvement. “She knew you’d end up in good hands,” wrote one user. As Kelly and her fiancé continue to plan their wedding, we’re hoping that these two get to celebrate their special day surrounded by all their loved ones, both in person and in spirit. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Twist Of Fate Allowed Woman’s Late Mother To Meet Her Future Husband In Unexpected Way appeared first on InspireMore.

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In 1970, British mathematician John Horton Conway created a zero-player videogame, dubbed "Conway's Game of Life".The game takes place on a grid of squares, and the only input a user can have is setting the initial state, making it a far cry from Far Cry. The user sets the starting state of the grid – deciding which spaces are occupied and which are unoccupied – and then the game follows a few simple rules to determine the evolution of the grid. That sounds pretty dull, but the results are anything but. The rules, decided by Conway, are as follows: For a space that is occupied, each cell with one occupied neighbor or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude. Each occupied space with four or more neighbors also dies, as if by overpopulation. If an occupied cell has two or three neighbors, it will survive to the next step (i.e. it will remain occupied as the whole grid moves forward one step).A space that is unoccupied, meanwhile, will only become populated only when it has three occupied spaces beside it.     So why is this fun and/or interesting? Following these simple rules, complexity arises. Patterns and oscillators emerged pretty quickly and were spotted by the gamers who played it. Repeating patterns soon came about too, with more complex interactions between the grid squares, including some patterns that only emerge and stabilize after many generations. For example, the "acorn" pattern of 7 occupied squares produces 13 gliders and only stabilizes after 5,206 generations.    Gliders are the smallest of the moving structures that emerge in the game of life, but there are other larger "spaceships" that appear within the chaos (play with one here). These ships self-replicate and move across the grid, while other patterns can produce "guns" (see one here), which create and send more gliders on their path.   There are also structures known as "eaters", which gobble up spaceships should they stray too close.   Using the game, with its simple rules, it is possible to create logic gates, allowing you to do calculations.  In fact, the game is "Turing complete", meaning that with the right starting pattern, it is possible to do any calculation that is possible on a traditional computer. Here, for instance, is Conway's game of life simulated by a computer within Conway's game of life. The main takeaway from the game is not about life being possible in a 2D universe (although some physicists think that it is) but that complex patterns and behavior can emerge from very simple rules. That, and try not to get too close to The Eater.