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Old 03-29-2019, 09:48 AM
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Troubledone
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One the one hand, there is probably no connection. But human beings have a tendency to link things that are not causally related. (in science, it is the idea that correlation does not infer causation)

That said, Carl Jung (famous psychiatrist) had a theory about what he called synchronicity. Roughly translated it is a "meaningful coincidence". Not that one thing caused another, but that two things happened that are unusual, related and meaningful.

An example of that might be that someone has a dream about a type of butterfly that is not common in their area and it is somehow linked to their thoughts about a situation, and then a real butterfly of that species flies into their house. The dream didn't cause the butterfly to fly into their house, but it highlights something meaningful from the dream.

You would have to examine that scenario for yourself to glean what meaning there might be for you, but if it were my situation, I'd be thinking what an interesting birthday present.

If there is meaning here, I hope you find it.
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