Synchronicity, Anyone?

My daughter told me an interesting experience she had recently. She applied for a new job through a friend, with a start-up medical research company. Eventually she would be salaried and own one-fourth of the stock of the company if it proves to have a viable product. In the meantime, she would be employed but unsalaried, doing medical research that she would really enjoy. She was excited about the long-term prospects, but anxious about how long it would take for her salary to begin, and whether the family could weather the period of waiting. She asked me what she should do. I asked her whether she had had any guidance. She said “You won’t believe this, but as I walked out of the interview I was feeling confused and muddle-headed. Heading for my car I passed a store window and only one thing caught my eye. There was a strange Christmas tree in the window, strange because it was in May, and on the top of that tree was an ornament which simply said ‘BELIEVE.’”

My only comment to my daughter was “Can you imagine how much trouble the Universe had to go to in order to get that store to display a Christmas tree in May, with an ornament that said “BELIEVE” on it, just for you!” We both laughed and laughed.