This document explores the role of contingency within the evolution of the universe. The author posits that development is fundamentally linked to the emergence of random occurrences, which provide the necessary space for novelty; without them, reality would persist merely through inertia. The universe is characterized as a "factory" for increasingly higher-level contingencies, as primitive randomness is insufficient for complex evolutionary progress. To achieve these higher levels, certain structures must be stabilized through inertia, allowing for the integration of super-events and sub-events that occur at varying speeds. This differentiation in the velocity of event-based processes within a unified whole is identified as a primary generator of new contingencies. The text provides an ontological perspective on the dynamics between change, stability, and the emergence of the new, suggesting that contingency itself evolves and serves as the foundation for progressively more complex forms of existence.