Familiar Stranger

Have you ever wonder why  there are some strangers that you keep on seeing anywhere? You don’t know them, they don’t know you. Gradually a perfect stranger! I always have that kind of encounters to the extent that I can still recall when was the last time I saw them. I dunno, I just find it quite a bit weird. This is different from a stalker because this is unintentional meet up.  Like no one ever planned for it. One example I had is this girl that I used to see back when I was living in Greenhills area. She used to be my gym mate, like we always have the same schedule going at the same gym. Then I also saw her at the Resorts World Casino and Republiq before. Saw her in some malls a couple of times too. Going to Bangkok last June, I also saw her with her gang at the airport and we’re at the same flight. Going back to Manila, I saw her again going home as well! And just this morning going to work, to my surprise I saw her again inside the public train. We never attempt to talked to each other. Well anyway what’s there to talk about but I can see to her face that I’m something familiar to her already… a familiar stranger… For the record, I wasn’t attracted to her. Well, maybe she is to me, Haha kidding!

I’m trying to analyze what this is all about. Is fate trying to link you with this person for a specific purpose? Or are you somewhat related to them in your previous life? Is he or she a reincarnation of someone you’ve lost? Of all the people around this over populated, over polluted country, why do you always see this familiar stranger? So many questions to figure out the answer. If only I’m the mushy type of guy, I would say that maybe this person is destined to be my partner… but hell no! I know myself… and my preference! Haha! And besides, she’s not the only individual that I kept on seeing around the metro. There’s this lady whom I think was a teacher that reminds me of my mom. A Chinese guy who looks like a business man whom I think is already married but I always see him with different kind of girls. An old woman that always makes me realize I should really pay a visit to my grandparents but up to now I still haven’t (tsk tsk oh shit!)… etc.

Whatever their purpose might be, it can really made a piece of my day seeing them saying to myself that “Hey, it’s you again!”. Maybe it’s unnecessary for us to say hi and build a conversation with these strangers. And maybe, just maybe, they are just there to make us realize what we might be forgetting along the way…