An occasion can be an opportunity.
Occasion is a term that, according to etymology , has its origin in the word occassĭo of the Latin language. It is about the chance or possibility that appears at a certain time to do or obtain something.
Some examples where the term appears could be: "I think it is the perfect opportunity to invest in shares of this company" , "I thank the coach because thanks to him I had the opportunity to debut in the First Division" , "On this occasion I am not going to buy nothing, but thank you for your proposal .
The occasion as opportunity and cause
It is possible to associate an occasion with an opportunity . If a person who lives in Mexico and wants to emigrate to Australia is offered a job in Sydney , it could be said that this proposal is a good opportunity for them to fulfill their objective.
In football , on the other hand, we usually talk about "scoring opportunities" in reference to all the specific possibilities that a team or a player had to score a goal in a match. In this way, it can be said that a striker missed a clear scoring opportunity or that a team took advantage of the only scoring opportunity they had in a match.
The occasion, on the other hand, can be the origin or cause of an action or an event: "On this occasion, we have gathered to honor a talented writer who turns one hundred years old," "I bought a new tie." for the occasion" , "Francisco decided not to drink wine on this occasion since he has to drive back home" .
The chance of scoring that a soccer team has is called a scoring chance.
Product rating
In another context, a second-hand product is something that is at a good price. In that sense, a used vehicle is a car that can be obtained at a lower value than what it would normally cost.
It is an opportunity, therefore, to acquire those products that we want by paying much less for them than the standard value that we would get. We could say that this is an incredible offer that we cannot miss.
The goddess of the occasion
In Roman mythology , Occasion , which many mention as Opportunity , is the name given to a goddess who is represented with a figure of a woman with long hair covering her entire face and carrying large wings. He usually carries a knife in one of his hands and a pair of wings also protrude from his feet. In addition, she is standing on a wheel that pretends to be moving.
This figure symbolized the wasted opportunities in life; If it appeared, it was because the ideal moments to hold on to an opportunity were about to end. It was believed that once the goddess passed by there was no way to hold onto her since you couldn't even grab her by the hair, because they went forward instead of backward. The knife symbolized that whoever she touched could cut any ties to seize opportunities and take advantage of them.
There are many sayings and proverbs that quote this goddess to refer to her particular character; Among them we can quote "The opportunity is a no-brainer" , which means that we must take advantage of opportunities when we have them to be able to take advantage of them before it is too late. Other phrases are "Grab the occasion by the forelock" , "Grab the occasion by the hair" and "Grab the occasion by its hair" . What this belief means is that opportunities are not known until after they have passed, so when we are aware of them we lack the time to take advantage of them. That is why it is convenient to know how to catch it in time and enjoy it while you can.