I think Fate sends people our way to teach us. To teach us about ourselves and about others, teach us about what we need or what we may have to offer, teach us to see things from a different viewpoint or to believe in the way we see things ourselves.
If we are lucky, every once in a while we come across a kindred spirit - someone so much like ourselves that it is uncanny. They just get us. They get us without our having to explain about ourselves, they get us without our having to drop any clues. We don't have to fill in the blanks because there do not seem to be any that need filling.
I will be the first to admit to there is a great sense of comfort in being got by someone else. Especially when it seems to happen so seldom. There is an ease in the flow of conversations, thoughts are transmitted in a seemingly effortless fashion and without feeling the need like you have to explain your thoughts after having voiced them. It's like slipping into your oldest, softest, most well worn, faded jeans. Your spirit just seems to relax and exhale contentedly. Ahhhhh ...
In my case, it also sends off the faintest of alarm signals. Only because it's very off putting to find another me (on the rare occasions when it's happened). I'm more accustomed to feeling like a stranger in a strange land who, although she can speak the same language as the natives, speaks it with an accent. It seems I spend a lot of time explaining my thoughts and feelings to those who nod politely, as though they get me when we both know they don't. Imagine what it feels like to have someone glance inside you and instantly know your innermost thoughts and fears, look past all the things you're saying and see all the things you're working hard to keep inside. Yep, completely discombobulating.
For some reason, Fate has seen fit to make our paths cross now. I don't fight Fate and I've learned not to question it much either. I'm curious to see what Fate has in store with this and for now, I'll embrace it and enjoy the ride.
"It does not always pay to have a golden tongue unless one has the ability to hold it." (Paul Johnson)
