Yesterday I was clearing memory on my phone and accidentally deleted photos of my friend. Then he texted me that he'd gotten sick. I started thinking - is it just a coincidence or is there actually some superstition about this? What does superstition say about it?
Don't dwell on it. Your friend getting sick and the deleted photos - that's just a coincidence in timing, nothing more. People get sick all the time, and the odds of someone catching something on any given day are pretty high. If the superstition actually worked, then everyone who's ever accidentally deleted a photo would be living in constant fear. In reality, there's no mystical connection between digital files and a person's health.
With superstitions, people usually mix up cause and effect. They notice coincidences and start seeing a pattern where there isn't one - it's just probability doing its thing. Your friend will probably feel better tomorrow, and you'll forget about this whole thing. Even if he got better the same day, you'd still give the superstition credit anyway.
Helping your friend is what actually matters. If he's sick, give him a call, ask how he's doing, see if he needs anything. That's way more important than worrying about erased photos. And you can recover photos if you need to - there are special programs for that. So there's nothing to worry about.
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