- Chinese Red String of Fate .

Kiefer Sutherland appeared on Ellen to promote the new TV series "Touch". In the explanation of the premise of the show,  he talked about an ancient Chinese fable called the Red Thread Theory:

"Everybody who is supposed to come into contact with each other in the course of a lifetime is connected by a red thread that's loosely wrapped around their ankle and the thread can stretch and it can bend but you cant break it. And somehow through the industrial revolution, through our technological revolution, we've broken that thread and my son is using me to try and reconnect all the little pieces."

Similar to the concept of soulmates, it's said that the two people connected are destined lovers regardless of any possible conflicts.