Stranger

Strangers mean a new beginning. I think that's what I like most about them. It's a blank slate; something you can never have again once you get to know somebody.

I like to watch people on the bus and imagine what their lives are like. Of course I could never truly know what the reality is for them, but it's nice to imagine. I wonder what they think when they see me. Is it possible they wonder the same thing? Or are they too self absorbed to notice their surroundings? Theres a saying that goes: we are the center of our own universe. It sounds rather lonely to me.

This past month I read the Great Gatsby. I learned how meaningless material wealth can be. It's truly human companionship that makes you happy. But all Gatsby had was Daisy, and she was empty.

The people we know can also become strangers over time. They change and we change and by the time we see one another again, we are two completely different people. Some days you can be a complete stranger to yourself. Aren't we all just strangers?

You will apparently meet less than 1% of the people living in this world. That means more than 99% of the people living around you, you will never know.

As you pass by people in the street, the only story you two will ever share is that one moment. And as you walk away, you leave their life entirely; until perhaps, another chance encounter.