By Farah G, Decano

           

IF what a Duterte vlogger is saying is true – that the present First Lady wields the power of presidential appointment – there should still be reason for her to smile whether or not she gave her imprimatur to Larry Gadon’s appointment as presidential adviser on poverty alleviation.

She must know that Marcos’ detractors, especially those who salivate over powerful positions, will find themselves self-flagellating with envy.  While the general public’s perception over Gadon’s appointment may seem preposterous, in fact hilarious, his selection can also be tactical and could still work for the Marcos administration.

Why tactical? Aside from rewarding the disbarred lawyer for his canine loyalty to the Marcoses, the latter can expect him to continue his fearless and ruthless protection of the administration.  What with the rift between President Bongbong Marcos and Vice-President Sarah Duterte becoming more and more apparent, the present dispensation needs followers as rabid as his new adversaries.  Mr. Gadon can very well deliver that task.  He can easily out argue and silence all poison-spewing anti-Marcos vloggers by calling them, “bobo.”   After all, who wishes to argue with someone who churns out ad hominems?  No one can deliver venomous punches as crisp as Gadon does.  Maharlika, Thinking Pinoy or even Sass Rogando Sasot all pale in comparison.

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One senior lawyer wrote on his Facebook a few days ago about the omens he experienced that probably foretold a disaster about to happen.  He encountered all the signs suggesting that he should not have proceeded to his destination:  a snake crawled on the road he was traversing, a black butterfly hovered around him, a black cat crossed his path, his payments for utilities were rejected due to a systems error, and the elevator he used malfunctioned, almost detaining him. When he saw another butterfly, he fell down from what probably was a hidden cliff.  Were the series of unusual encounters a warning for him to stay at home in order to avoid what he himself called, a freak accident?

Interestingly, famous and respected psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung explained that this is synchronicity.  It means two or more events that are totally unrelated can be connected by the meaning we give them.  

Whenever we read about this concept, two stories are often told. One is about Jung’s patient. During one consultation session, this patient narrated to the psychoanalyst that she dreamt of a scarab which she interpreted to mean that she would rouse from her depression.  At that very moment, Dr. Jung heard a faint knocking sound by his window.  He stood up and saw that it was caused by scarab!  He picked up the beetle and showed it to the woman on the reclining chair.  She was astounded.  It was then she realized that she could overcome her clinical melancholy.

Another story is about a suitor who received a ten dollar note that has the name “Esther” clumsily written on it.  Incidentally, his girlfriend has the same name. He gave the bill to her.  The latter was so amazed but remained mum. When they finally got married, the new wife admitted that when she was younger, she released ten of those $10 bills that had her written name. She prayed that only a true love will return one of those notes.

There are those who believe that the universe is in itself an organism that is capable of sending messages.  Others say that the source of these meaningful symbols extracted from unrelated events is from a higher power.  They say that we just have to develop the sensitivity to these very subtle messages.

  Whether synchronicity is real or not is up to anyone’s appreciation or comfort level.  No one is forced to indulge in this interesting proposition of Carl Jung.

  Who knows?  Maybe you are reading this because there is a message that is being presented to you which you have yet to decipher. 

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