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March 30, 2009

on coincidences and timing

i have yet to decide whether i do believe in coincidences or not. but while i don't decide that by flipping a coin (it's the way i handle every dilemma in my life), let's assume that i do, that i find coincidences something absolutely common. be mindful, though, and do not mistake chance with coincidences. if i met someone in the street that i hadn't seen or heard of for quite a long time, that is not a coincidence, but something that just happens. if that person is actually living in my building, then it would qualify as a coincidence, even though any other random encounter would become trivial. anyway, for all intents and purposes concerning this post, i do believe in coincidences, like being thinking about someone and meeting that someone in a random street. but i do not your believe in your coincidence. i'm aware that coincidences require a precise timing, all right, but your timing was way too perfect: a little late, not to be obvious, and yet late enough not to present any alternative. forgive me if i am wrong - happens often - but that coincidence was full of intentions. and thus it could never be a coincidence, for they allow no intentions whatsoever.

3:19 PM

 

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now I get what you mean by "nobody really knows what I'm talking about, so it's fine". Seriously, I'm completely clueless about this post. I enjoyed it though ;)

31/3/09 02:48  
Anonymous john said...

oh, but it is quite simple: it merely states that a coincidence cannot be when there are underlying intentions somewhere in the process.

practical example: if i know that a certain girl lives in a certain neighbourhood and start walking through it more often, then there is no coincidence when we randomly met. well, it is a coincidence from her perspective, but only because she is not quite aware of my intentions.

of course, if i was to name people in the posts you and everyone would understand exactly what i mean. and it wouldn't be half as funny :)*

31/3/09 07:49  

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