The Mysterious Pull of Sychonicity
I was talking to someone about the shooting at Fort Hood. This person was stunned by the fact that a family member was 'just there, at a nearby town, yesterday.'
I have noticed this phenomenon before. When something occurs, people's first reaction is to take note of having been coincidentally in that vicinity, days before the occurrence.
Of if someone not particularly close to them dies, they will say, I just saw that person two weeks ago. Or if it was a celebrity who died, they might say, I just saw their movie two night ago.
None of these things have any connection to the event. They were not involved in the event in any way. But we somehow have a need to make note of these seeming coincidences.
I wonder why.
I have noticed this phenomenon before. When something occurs, people's first reaction is to take note of having been coincidentally in that vicinity, days before the occurrence.
Of if someone not particularly close to them dies, they will say, I just saw that person two weeks ago. Or if it was a celebrity who died, they might say, I just saw their movie two night ago.
None of these things have any connection to the event. They were not involved in the event in any way. But we somehow have a need to make note of these seeming coincidences.
I wonder why.
