Significance of Encounter

"If only you could see how important you are to the lives of those you meet.  

How important you can be to people you may never dream of.  

There is something of your self that you leave at every

meeting with another person."

Fred Rogers 

Traipsing through a high traffic mall, I glanced across to the shoppers heading the opposite way.  My eyes settled upon a gentleman who had startling blue eyes. He was dressed in business attire, and never broke stride as his sweet eyes rested upon my face and immediately broke into a smile.  Between us, there was a swift recognition of an unexplainable and deep connection.

It has been over forty years since this took place, and I continue to have the certainty that after life, in a different realm,  I will come to understand the significance of this encounter.  I am convinced that on some level, none of us are truly strangers. 

The underlying importance, as I understand it, is the necessity of kindness to everyone crossing our path. The simple smile is an exchange of energy that could possibly tip the scales for an individual feeling like a 'lost' soul.  Uplift someone with a smile and do not be surprised when it is returned!  

Prompted By Spirit

"If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet;

 how important you can be to the people you may never dream of.      There is 

something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."

Fred Rogers

When we offer our lives to the Divine, we are randomly used as an instrument to deliver authentic messages to others.  Perhaps the person has asked for a sign.  Spirit then prompts us into an action releasing little seeds of support.  We may not even remember saying anything or we may walk away scratching our heads, wondering why we uttered such nonsense.  We are usually not aware of the investment we just made in the life of one other.

Rarely are we fully cognizant of the imprint we leave upon others.  An anonymous kindness, financial assistance, or a simple gesture may brighten a life hidden in darkness.  We may be delivering a reason to follow a dream, to have courage to face a problem, or to finally bring balance back into life.

There has been both strangers and dear friends who have unknowingly touched my life in a way that will never be forgotten.  Their presence or words of encouragement were gifts or roadsigns to help me move out of  the drama in my life.  I was open to receiving the voice of others when I could barely use my own.

Whenever we are prompted to speak up or take action, please do, as we are playing a part in a greater plan.  We are connecting dots that might not otherwise be joined together.  What we think of as random acts of kindness may be the prompting of Spirit, guiding us to help.