happy coincidence?

today's the longest day of the year and today many centuries back, medieval and folk practices abound rejoicing the start of summer... today, i finished reading Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code", which mentioned some of the ideas of pagan rituals i have sometimes encountered or heard people talk about, that somehow became closely linked to Christianity. captivated within the 500-600 pages of cleverly crafted Crimi, absorbing interesting details i have never before known or interpretated as they have been meticulously woven (if they are true at all?! some apparently are), and my crazy imagination gone slightly over-loaded... i felt as though i have re-lived some bits of my life;...been into the Louvre (saw some of the world's amazing art pieces... admiring those pyramids), into Westminister Abbey (home to the graves of many dignitaries) and to the surroundings of Roslin... quite spooky. just yesterday, i watched Harry and Hermione (is that how her name is spelt?) re-living their adventures in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"... i wonder what i will feel when i eventually enter the Roslin Chapel... i have seen how intricate the exterior stone walls looked 2 saturdays ago... i have seen gargoyles of sorts before (e.g. in oxford, and in Gaudi's barcelona etc.)... i wonder what this special place has in store. many questions pertaining to bits mentioned in the book and related to religion whirr and swim in my head; many of them have always been there. is Dan Brown trying to hint at us not to take everything at face value and read between their lines? i can't wait to re-visit those mentioned places again... no i can't wait. these 3 places are very much linked to my experiences in bizarre ways: i first visited Westminister Abbey when i was about 14, with the school (DSD was also there! we were travel partners!); the Louvre entered my life journey during my inter-rail travels across europe with Sabine after finishing our IB -- i had been really excited about the pyramids; Roslin, of course, has been mentioned to me a few times whilst i have been in Edinburgh, but it is not until my supervisor - a nature lover, Dave, mentioned how beautiful the area is and the hype of Dan's book, did i go searching for it....these 3 little parts of my life seem to share some form of commonality... and i am not sure if i will see many things in the same light as i did. this world seems to be filled with hidded mysteries. .. and humans have a penchant for knowing.... and giving meaning to the inexplicable.