the dictionary defines
possibility as the potential for favorable or interesting results and
probability as the likelihood that a given event will occur
and
potential is defined as latent, capable of being but not as yet in existence; while
likelihood is defined as the prospect or likeliness of a given event occurring
vastly different words that have been used interchageably, when in fact,
possibility is passive &
potential is active
more importantly, when faced with a choice, there is always possibility, but it's in our choosing that the potential is kindled