Synchronicity

Byrnzie
Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
edited July 2013 in A Moving Train
So, I just read a NYT review of a documentary on the life of the Buddha, and the writer mentioned that the director of the documentary had also made some docs on people such as Lincoln, the two Roosevelt's, Napoleon, Freud, e.t.c, and It occurred to me that I didn't know there were two Roosevelt's, and so tried to think who they were. I could only think of Teddy Roosevelt.

Anyway, I then decided to watch a Ken Burns documentary called 'Horatio's drive' about the first cross-country automobile journey in the United States, and the first thing the narrator says in this doc is this:


"On the evening of May 19th, 1903, in the oak-paneled game room of the exclusive University club in San Francisco a group of well-to-do men were sharing drinks, and conversation. The talk centered on Theodore Roosevelt's political fortunes, and the chances that the Boston pilgrims might take the pennant in the brand new American league."


Anyone else have any examples of synchronicity?
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    You forgot about Franklin? I think it would be the opposite for me.
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Newch91 wrote:
    You forgot about Franklin? I think it would be the opposite for me.

    Yeah. I Googled it in the end. I've heard of them both, but for some reason It never occurred to me there were two Roosevelt's.
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    You forgot about Franklin? I think it would be the opposite for me.

    Yeah. I Googled it in the end. I've heard of them both, but for some reason It never occurred to me there were two Roosevelt's.
    Yep. I think FDR might be the more well-known Roosevelt.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I just finished reading the book The Master and Margarita this morning, Easter Sunday, and the novel actually ends on Easter Sunday. I knew while reading it that it had to do with Easter, but I thought it was not as centered on Pontious Pilate as it was on Satan. (it all wraps up being deliciously intertwined) Anyway, I thought that was pretty wild. Great book, everyone should read it!
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Synchronicity is one of my favorite words, in both its sound and meaning.

    My dad died in September 2008. A few months after, I was going through some old cards and letters I've stashed away over the years - they're so precious to me. I came upon a letter from my father, written on the same date as his death, but seven years prior; written at 5:30am, the time I was born. It was about his thoughts on 9/11, which happened not even two weeks prior, and his thoughts on life and death. Reconciling.

    Yeah. I like synchronicity.

    Do you think it's just what it is - coincidence?

    I'm not sure I believe in "meant to be", but sometimes it seems like we get a little nudge, from...something.

    Hmm...good topic, anyway.

    ps....Jeanwah, isn't PJ's "Pilate" based on that book?
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    hedonist wrote:
    Synchronicity is one of my favorite words, in both its sound and meaning.

    My dad died in September 2008. A few months after, I was going through some old cards and letters I've stashed away over the years - they're so precious to me. I came upon a letter from my father, written on the same date as his death, but seven years prior; written at 5:30am, the time I was born. It was about his thoughts on 9/11, which happened not even two weeks prior, and his thoughts on life and death. Reconciling.

    Yeah. I like synchronicity.

    Do you think it's just what it is - coincidence?

    I'm not sure I believe in "meant to be", but sometimes it seems like we get a little nudge, from...something.

    Hmm...good topic, anyway.

    ps....Jeanwah, isn't PJ's "Pilate" based on that book?

    Yeah, I heard that Jeff wrote Pilate after reading this book. I was in the middle of a chapter when I started reading a few lyrics from Sympathy for the Devil by The Stones. So I assume that Mick Jagger wrote that song after reading the book too.

    Have you read The Celestine Prophecy? It talks about how there are no coincidences; that everything that poses as coincidences in our lives are supposed to happen, and that there's greater meaning and something bigger behind all those "nudges" we experience.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Have you read The Celestine Prophecy? It talks about how there are no coincidences; that everything that poses as coincidences in our lives are supposed to happen, and that there's greater meaning and something bigger behind all those "nudges" we experience.
    I have! I liked it in the same way I liked Ishmael - couldn't embrace all of it, but there were so many parts I connected with, that made sense to me, and that I still hold close. Hopefully always will.

    Perhaps that's how we live our lives - some odd combination of synchronicity, and...chance, happenstance?

    And awareness of the difference between the two.
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Newch91 wrote:
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    You forgot about Franklin? I think it would be the opposite for me.

    Yeah. I Googled it in the end. I've heard of them both, but for some reason It never occurred to me there were two Roosevelt's.
    Yep. I think FDR might be the more well-known Roosevelt.

    Easily. FDR completely expanded the office and changed the country with his New Deals. Pretty remarkable dude.
  • brianlux
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    The week I turned 53 I found two playing cards in a used book- the five of diamonds and three of clubs. I've still got them fanned and pinned 5-3 up on the wall over my work desk.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    brianlux wrote:
    The week I turned 53 I found two playing cards in a used book- the five of diamonds and three of clubs. I've still got them fanned and pinned 5-3 up on the wall over my work desk.

    thats cool !

    Godfather.
  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    my wife and were at the casino and on the way out saw a poster of Kansas and a show date 4-15-2012
    in their small venue awesome place for a concert and when we got home a kid in BMX we watched grow up called and his girl friend won some tickets for the Kansas show on the radieo and asked if we wanted them...of course I said yes.

    Godfather.
  • zarocat
    zarocat Posts: 1,901
    Jeanwah wrote:
    I just finished reading the book The Master and Margarita this morning, Easter Sunday, and the novel actually ends on Easter Sunday. I knew while reading it that it had to do with Easter, but I thought it was not as centered on Pontious Pilate as it was on Satan. (it all wraps up being deliciously intertwined) Anyway, I thought that was pretty wild. Great book, everyone should read it!

    I got half way through the book & became quite frustrated with the style of writing and have not picked it up since. Been a month or so. Russian novels...grrrrrr
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  • Byrnzie
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    This morning I looked at a photo of a plate of food someone posted on Flickr and couldn't remember the name of the long, green vegetables on the plate. I've not seen this vegetable in over five years, but I like it a lot. I then read the description. They were asparagus.

    Later I was reading some info on chalk, as I heard someone say yesterday that chalk is bad for you. I read that many vegetables contain large amounts of calcium, such as Brussel sprouts...and asparagus.
    Then just now I was reading my book - William S. Burroughs 'The Place of Dead Roads'- and the main character, Kim Carsons, was described sitting in a restaurant and eating a meal...that included asparagus.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    Byrnzie wrote:
    This morning I looked at a photo of a plate of food someone posted on Flickr and couldn't remember the name of the long, green vegetables on the plate. I've not seen this vegetable in over five years, but I like it a lot. I then read the description. They were asparagus.

    Later I was reading some info on chalk, as I heard someone say yesterday that chalk is bad for you. I read that many vegetables contain large amounts of calcium, such as Brussel sprouts...and asparagus.
    Then just now I was reading my book - William S. Burroughs 'The Place of Dead Roads'- and the main character, Kim Carsons, was described sitting in a restaurant and eating a meal...that included asparagus.

    It can only mean one thing...your pee stinks. ;)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Hmmm. Last night I decided to buy the fixins for my (not so famous) fettucine alfredo with shrimp and...asparagus!

    Also, cincy - my cousin says that asparagus doesn't make one's pee smell, but rather affects the olfactory sense related to one's pee post-eating-asparagus :D
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    hedonist wrote:
    Hmmm. Last night I decided to buy the fixins for my (not so famous) fettucine alfredo with shrimp and...asparagus!

    Also, cincy - my cousin says that asparagus doesn't make one's pee smell, but rather affects the olfactory sense related to one's pee post-eating-asparagus :D
    I guess the only way to be certain is for cincy to smell hedonist's pee...
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    hedonist wrote:
    Hmmm. Last night I decided to buy the fixins for my (not so famous) fettucine alfredo with shrimp and...asparagus!

    Also, cincy - my cousin says that asparagus doesn't make one's pee smell, but rather affects the olfactory sense related to one's pee post-eating-asparagus :D

    I heard that it makes everyone's pee smell but some people didn't have the ability to smell it.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    MotoDC wrote:
    hedonist wrote:
    Hmmm. Last night I decided to buy the fixins for my (not so famous) fettucine alfredo with shrimp and...asparagus!

    Also, cincy - my cousin says that asparagus doesn't make one's pee smell, but rather affects the olfactory sense related to one's pee post-eating-asparagus :D
    I guess the only way to be certain is for cincy to smell hedonist's pee...
    You are one sick mofo...errr, sick Moto ;)
  • MotoDC
    MotoDC Posts: 947
    hedonist wrote:
    MotoDC wrote:
    hedonist wrote:
    Hmmm. Last night I decided to buy the fixins for my (not so famous) fettucine alfredo with shrimp and...asparagus!

    Also, cincy - my cousin says that asparagus doesn't make one's pee smell, but rather affects the olfactory sense related to one's pee post-eating-asparagus :D
    I guess the only way to be certain is for cincy to smell hedonist's pee...
    You are one sick mofo...errr, sick Moto ;)
    :lol:

    I am merely an experimental biologist attempting to unravel the mystery of the asparagus conundrum.
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    MotoDC wrote:
    hedonist wrote:
    Hmmm. Last night I decided to buy the fixins for my (not so famous) fettucine alfredo with shrimp and...asparagus!

    Also, cincy - my cousin says that asparagus doesn't make one's pee smell, but rather affects the olfactory sense related to one's pee post-eating-asparagus :D
    I guess the only way to be certain is for cincy to smell hedonist's pee...

    :lol:

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