Between belonging and a sense of opposite opinions

The impressions that people make upon us have a definite influence. Some come in closely, while others leave their marks from a distance. The engagement or the distance may differ. It might be unforgettable or vanish. Our memory is always patient and outreaches the scope of the database. Meeting people creates a sense of belonging or constitutes a friction between what we and others stand for. In the end it is the energy derived from these events that matters. The experience becomes part of a memory that goes beyond the brain and hides in our bodies. It reconciles our notions of good and bad, right and wrong, true or false.

Between contexts and constellations of coincidence

Certain people come into our lives through context. Others arrive by accident, incident or coincidence. Sometimes the attraction is obvious. At other times it involves a chain of connections, constellations and reasons beyond our understanding. A meeting is a crossroad between lines and rites of passage. It might involve our expectations, but you'd be better off without, just ready for surprise. As I write these lines I am sitting in a restaurant at streetlev