Coincidence - I think not

There is no such thing as a coincidence.

Someone told me this recently and was so passionate about the statement that it really stuck with me. They gave examples of seeming coincidences and explanations that suggested that they were not. The more I listened the more I started to get what they were saying.

I threw in examples of things that I felt were complete coinincidences and they would argue that the two things were connected. It was defendable.

It was funny to rethink my belief and I began to buy it.

Since then, I have increasingly started to believe that there are indeed no coincidences. If it feels like it is, then the dots just haven’t been connected.

Take yesterday for example, I was looking at my night desk and realised all three objects on the surface, where given to me by the same friend. I was so taken aback by this observation that I took a photo and sent it over, saying "Look at this, thinking of you!".

The message I got back was, "I am not suprised, that's because its my birthday!! How weird is that??? I really did not know that today was his birthday. Or did I somehow?

Did I somewhere have that piece of information in my brain database and when I saw the items, my inner brain waves made the link? Or was it really a coincidence?

Does this kind of thing happen to you?

So is a seeming coincidence, just a lack of connecting the dots?

Are there at times, paths that cross, always for reasons that are much more important than we think?

Basically do we call something a coincidence, just because we don't understand it?

Mmmmmmmmm thats my pondering for the day.

Thoughts anyone?