Well I was at work, stressing and thinking about how miserably horrible my day at the office was going and I saw him (or her, easy there ladies I'm not sexist) sitting on the steps outside my work place.
What was it doing there? Not moving, not afraid of all the "ooohs" and "Ahhs" and the "Look how cute it is!" that was hovering around it's tiny little head. Just sitting, in that pose taking it all in. Ok realistically it might have strayed from it's mother who knows and who cares look how cute he is!!
Let me get to the point before I lose you. I had lunch with a friend today and he said he had the most interesting encounter. He's single, about 24 years of age and he's one of those real artsy type guys who seems to be good at everything and is completely open and honest about feelings and all that gushy stuff that I don't are about. He went to a restaurant for... well lunch (Can a guy have 2 lunches? What's wrong with that?) and he saw this woman sitting there alone. With guts of steel he invites her to sit next to him and she complies and they hit it off. Just like that, random encounter which might lead to something more. We don't know this of course but stay tuned folks... and believe me I'll keep you updated.
The point is... life seems to be a bunch of random encounters, random chances that if we sieze them can become our greatest adventure. For instance... Mr Albert Einstein (You know Mr. E = MC hammer himself) worked at a post office for a while, no doubt dreaming of things that you and I wouldn't understand if we sat in a Relativity class for 1000 years. Maybe you're that smart but I for one am not! But here's what terrifies me. What if he had not taken his chance? What if he said... "well... let me just sit on this thing, nobody will listen anyway" Does it terrify you when you think about how different the world would be today had he made this decision? Think about it. If one man, Mr. Einstein, had sat on his gift and had not taken a chance you probably wouldn't be reading this blog right now. So much of our technology is based on his theories of relativity.
The Bottom Line: Random encounters make up the world. You'll know when they happen, you'll feel them; those moments in which your heart says "Go for it" but you'll feel this little lump of fear inside called your brain say "Meh... maybe I shouldn't." Word of advice... do it! You just never know what will come out of it. As long as it's a good thing for you, don't be afraid to take the chance.
...and yes I got all that from looking at a miniature squirrel. I'm a lunatic I know. = )
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