Election Week Serendipity

The week prior to the 2016 US Presidential election, I met privately with a consultant. In the course of our meeting he referenced a prominent businessman on three separate unsolicited occasions. The businessman is an unspoken hero of mine in Legal academia which makes the mention serendipitous. As is custom we exchanged gifts before parting ways. Given his appreciation of military relics I chose a rare German Handgun recently unearthed in my collection.<br /> A few days later whilst at work, I turned on the news to hear the Republican pundits as it was election week. The first guest on the show is the same businessman that was mentioned. When asked his views on this election he went into a 15-20 minute discussion on Gun Rights in the United States, which struck me as a new debate for this cycle. I excitedly checked my computer while watching, but could not find public mention of this topic by this prominent and outspoken businessman anywhere online.<br /> How extraordinary that such unintruded time was afforded to a private businessman in the days leading up to a United States Presidential election, especially on this infamously pressing network. What Is fantastical is the content of his dialogue and it's intamately personal resonance. The election suddenly became interesting personally. Maybe I should review the footage from my security camera to make sure this wasn't a dream; however, such discovery could lend invite to nightmares. Onward and upward!<br /> *All names intendedly omitted to respect the privacy interests of public entities referenced in my experience above.