Recently a colleague at work was given a bridal shower. That morning, I went to buy a card to wish her well. I found a pretty card with a wedding dress image on the front. I picked it up and wanted to buy it. But as soon as I held it, I knew I should not buy it. I did not know why.
Later as we sat watching her open her gifts, she opened a card from someone else, and it was the card I had put back.
The Question
Clearly, my warning was that someone had already chosen that card for her. But why would my future sense give a warning on such a trivial issue? I don't really care if I give her a card she already has. So why would my subconscious, some other entity, or worse the universe at large care about that enough to warn me?
This is one small example of many that I could describe. So what is the point of these warnings if they are so trivial? Why not use this ability to warn of important things like accidents, illnesses, and disasters?
I can think of a few possibilities. Perhaps the ability to know things just happens when it happens and we can't control what we receive. Perhaps the universe is showing me all the connections I have with others, even in small matters, as a way of demonstrating that everything is connected.
Or perhaps my sense is too undeveloped or cluttered to receive the big warnings, so it picks up the small ones instead. Maybe there is a filter that only lets through the most urgent or meaningful information.
Living with Uncertainty
Whatever the reason, these experiences continue to remind me that there is more to reality than what meets the eye. They are not proof of anything, but they are persistent enough that I cannot dismiss them.
And maybe that's enough. Maybe the point is not to have all the answers, but to remain open to the mysteries that surround us every day.