Coincidence or not? What exactly is a coincidence anyway? The dictionary defines it as "A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged."
From this, I believe that coincidences are all, more or less, made up by us. We love making connections to things; it makes our lives organized. We connect different plants, animals, people, etc. into various categories. The word 'plant' itself is a category; it connects all of those things we deem to have the characteristics of plant like things.
Most events are easily connected together. Getting into the car, driving to the store, parking, filling up a cart, paying for your goods, returning home, and putting the things away are all connected with grocery shopping. These events are planned and arranged by us so they are simple to connect.
What about those events that do not connect so well? That is what a coincidence is, a connection that is not standardized. In most cases, unless we tell someone else about it, we are the only one that "believes" that there is any connection at all.
Here is my coincidence. I have been looking at purchasing this camera for months.
But that is only the beginning. (even more to come this Thursday)
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