In this book called Celestine Prophecy, the author floats the idea that if two people have a chance encounter, it may not just be by chance, it could mean that they have “unfinished business”. If they keep meeting, it means they have not finished off that unfinished business! I find that idea very intriguing.
Have you not had these strong feelings, these déjà vus about people you meet while travelling? In Bombay on local trains I have had the most interesting conversations with random people I met, and connected with, during the span of 45 mins.
A hijra who happened to be Tamilian – we had a deep conversation about society and she shared with me all the hardships she has to face. We were the center of attraction for the whole compartment. Nobody else would even let the hijra sit next to them, that’s why she landed up sitting with me! Many middle aged working women about whom I ended up knowing more than about some of my aunts. Many fellow college goers (well I was younger at one point in time) with whom I have spoken about everything from fashion (!!) to how our respective colleges were. It was fun.
Of late I have not done it that much, simply because I am hardly alone! I am always with someone. Which is also nice, but I sometimes miss travelling alone. It is so great just watching small details about people - and letting your mind take its course and wonder about what gave rise to a particular change in expression, or who was behind a smile soft as a white cloud.
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