Coincidences.

Do you believe in coincidences? I may or may not have an answer to that myself but I believe coincidences are a beautiful thing. A fascinating thing. It is just wonderful how unexpected little things, or big things, happen and coincide unplanned and unschemed. 

When I went out last night I encountered a person walking out and held the door open. On the way back I encountered the same person again and we started talking. And we ended the night by talking outside for an hour and a half at the end of which I was absolutely shivering from the cold. But I had not expected to see that person again after I held the door open and we parted ways. Much less talking to that person for so long and having a conversation that flowed so easily. 

I shall not expect to encounter that person again. Even though we live in the same building, I shall not expect it. And I am a coward. Maybe I hope to, but I fear it all the same. What if the next time I see that individual conversation doesn't flow as freely as it did that night. I shall not be as drunk. I shall not be as at ease. And the coward in me fears that. It was beautiful. And I want to keep it that way. It was a beautiful thing that happened one night and I shall be content to keep it as that. And I thank God that it happened when it did.