I'm always troubled with coincidence, as I'm fascinated by randomness. Even though most improbable coincidences likely result from play of random events, we always try to look for a hidden meaning...
It happened some days ago, I was visiting the superb exhibition of Richard Avedon in the Musée du Jeu de Paume in Paris and got stuck by a quote from the photographer published between the 1st and 2nd floor :
"I've worked out a series of no's. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative. And all these no's force me to the "yes." I have a white background. I have the person I'm interested in and the thing that happens between us."
Just a few days after, reading Small is the New Big by Seth Godin (a reallllly great book I strongly recommend), page 152, appears the quote by Avedon. Second shock. That's it !
As S. Godin wrote, and you, do YOU have a NO ?
© 2008 the Richard Avedon Foundation
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Le psychanalyste Gérard Miller ne croit pas du tout aux coïncidences. Pourtant, il y a qd même des occurences troublantes. J'en ai décrit quelques unes qui me sont arrivées :
http://tiny.cc/XVFO9
http://tiny.cc/wJpeD
Les coïncidences n'arrivent qu'à des gens qui sont très attentifs, qui "voient ce que les autres ne voient pas" !
Henri
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