Coincidences

How do I get involved in things that other people I know are already working hard at? Somehow the universe seeks me out, allows me to feast on so many beautiful ideas and thoughts, people and places, that coincidences are bound to occur.

I get on an airplane and I listen. I listen to the young veterinarian talking about the seminar he is going to in Ohio and how he will be presenting along side Dr. Bramlage, the doctor who was at the Kentucky Derby this year when Eight Belles broke her ankles. It is an enlightening discussion and I learn much about horses that I did not know.

My flight finally gets to O'Hare Airport and I dash to make my next connection, barely getting on at the last moment. Or so I think, because after me comes a very tall man who turns out to be my seat mate. He also turns out to be the new Executive Director of the Saint Louis Chess Club returning home from a seminar on fund raising.

Once more I listen and when he pauses I ask if he knows David MacEnulty? I discover he wishes he knew him. He is in awe of what Davey has done and has seen the movie Knights Of The South Bronx. When I tell him I have met him and am a friend of the family, he is very excited! He gives me his card and asks if I will pass it on.

It turns out that Davey has been trying to get hold of this man! It is a small small world.

Coincidences? Like I said, I just listen.