Commentary: Do meaningful coincidences exist? Here’s what lunch with a friend taught me
The Chinese have an expression that I’ve always liked: “No coincidence, no story.” A story should contain some kind of strange or unexpected twist; if it doesn’t, it’s not much of a story. Here’s mine. A month ago, I surprised my friend Pete at the hospital where he was getting his last set of infusions to treat leukemia. He had received them every six weeks for the past five years. That’s ...
by Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune
Aug 04, 2023
3 minutes
The Chinese have an expression that I’ve always liked: “No coincidence, no story.” A story should contain some kind of strange or unexpected twist; if it doesn’t, it’s not much of a story.
Here’s mine. A month ago, I surprised my friend Pete at the hospital where he was getting his last set of infusions to treat leukemia. He had received them every six weeks for the past five years. That’s after two bone marrow transplants (the first one didn’t
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