Buddy Up word of the week. Coincidence.

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Buddy Up Monday is here again and this week's word is Coincidence. I like Monday's more than most maybe, cause on Monday I do not have to think of something to write about. It gets provided for me. I only have to think about what I will write about that word. When you think about it. That saves a lot of time filtering through words for something to write about. Everyone is welcome to write a post about the word Coincidence, post it early on Monday, and present it at the Buddy Up server in Discord. A new word is announced at the end of the show, which normally lasts an hour to 90 minutes. I stay for an after chat if one is going on. https://discord.gg/3d5H3K8

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Coincidence

What is a coincidence? I am unsure if I can answer that question. Unsure if anyone could to an end result of definitive. What coincidence is, is perspective. Someone liked when I used numbers in a previous post. Let's try that again for brownie points. The name given to a number is not of consequence, I will use the names we have already given to numbers to keep this as simple as possible.

We know one plus one is two one plus two is three and so on through the number sequence. From this we can do mathematics. There is no coincidence in mathematics. The numbers correspond to addition or subtraction and always give the same result whenever the same numbers are used. Well that buggers up using numbers as they fit together without any coincidence. Maybe it is a coincidence we named the numbers the way we did.

A different approach. Meeting people, that has to be a coincidence you met someone. Off course we would have to exclude family relations from that. You cannot really call it a coincidence meeting your mother. Two people from opposite sides of a country or even the world. Would there meeting up be a coincidence?

Maybe not. If they both had an interest in the same sports team and attended sporting events. There is a decent probability they may meet at some point. The same could be said for students with similar interests going to the same school. These kind of meetings do not seem to be coincidence. This does not mean they are by design. Two students were going to attend that class. Two people were going to meet anyway.

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Oh, nah, I was going to suggest Steem and you reading this post. We are both on Steemit though. Chances are I pimped this too. Or is it just coincidence that I found my way here?

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If there is not coincidence, that only leaves everything by design. The universe by design, okay I can get my head around that. Some experiment in some genius laboratory putting all sorts of atoms molecules and particles into a container pressurising it shaking it and then putting a flame to it and BANG! The Universe started. The conclusion of the experiment, well maybe it is still going on. The same experiment being watched from outside of it. This could get weird if I carry on this path.

So a possibility of design is there. Could that designer know I was going to be born. I doubt that very much. Would they be able to hold sway over the things I might do might say or places I might go. No I do not think they would be able to incorporate that into their design. Unless of course, that design is meeting you 'wink'.

This topic is not going to well.
So far, I have dismissed coincidence and started to dismiss design.

Let's try approach this from the laws of averages. We can establish these by using the non coincidental numbers. So in any given circumstance at any given time, an average of interactions will happen. If this number was 100, when 101 interactions happen or 99 none of them may be a coincidence. They might not be by design either and only be circumstance. People needing to do things for their daily lives, projects or interests they have.

Okay I think I have it. Let us start with you and I and let's include Steemit too, yes Steemit the platform. Now you and I may have had interactions a few times and to some extent we know each other. At the least we know the other is there. Unless this is your first time reading my post then this might be a coincidence. Let us imagine you take a trip to Dublin Ireland.

So there ye are, walking out of Dublin airport and thinking, some crazy drivers here all on the wrong side of the road. Maybe I should get the bus instead of a taxi. Don't worry those cotton socks, we drive on the wrong side as standard. They will get you to your hotel safely. After you get there, freshen up do your thing and head out on the town.

While out visiting the town taking in the different things you have interest in. You will pass by 50 bar's, one of them eventually will get your attention and you will walk in to see why there are so many.

TIP: If it looks like a shithole. Assume its a shithole.

So now you entered the bar and do not know what to order. Just get a Guinness. It makes it easier for this story. The first couple of sips might be taste bud adjustment, after that it is plain sailing. Your have a second and then possibly a third too. At this time you will be feeling bloated. Time to head back to your hotel. You walk out and everything look different. You have no clue where you are. Thinking back you try to figure out which direction you need to go to find the hotel.

Looking to the left you can see a park down the road and you can remember walking past a park on your way to the bar. You walk along the side of the park for a few minutes, the turn up ahead looks like your road and your almost to the hotel. You turn the corner and walk up the road. Five minutes of walking and you begin to think. This does not look familiar and as you loo around you think WTF! is that a horse on that patch of grass.

You walk closer to take a look and as you reach the verge of the grass, you hear "YO!" "Get the fuk away from the horse" You change direction and begin to walk up a road you are unsure of. Right now though that looks like the better option than waiting for the three guys approaching or examining the horse further. The thing is here, do not run they have a horse remember.

Walking up this new road of your trip around Dublin. You happen to stop someone and ask for directions. Mentioning that these guys are following you blah blah blah. Me being me, no matter how hard I try to be someone else. I'd bring ye into the house and give you something to drink get you a taxi to take you on your way. Meeting me like that would be a coincidence.

So a coincidence is many things happening over a period of time that bring about a chance happening. A bit like the Big bang maybe and the beginning of all coincidence by design, or maybe just the right circumstance.

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Mind reader! That’s uncanny how did you know the first thing I did after arriving in Dublin was go to a bar and buy a pint of Guinness? Are you pyschotic?

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To you, I would say you best of went to the brewery for your pint. That might be a better experience to start with. Obviously spark up a conversation with the bar person.

Most of the things that make me happy do happen by coincidence. This makes me smile and think of expecting the unexpected. Love that you have shared thoughts on the matter.

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I feel like coincidence happens when we are more interactive with others who share similar ideas. Whether it's a jiggling group or a card group, when people share a vision there seems to be more coincidence.

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