connections;

     Sometimes, you just have a connection with someone; an instant, puzzling spark ignites between yourself and someone else and you simply can't explain it. I hope you have all experienced something like this before, because it's rather difficult to sum it up with words. Now, I'm not talking about that special "connection" between two people in love--well, not just that. I'm talking about all of the binding forces that occur between human beings--all human beings. For example, you may have a feeling of closeness with someone even though you haven't really known them for very long. You might notice odd similarities between you and another person; and you may even encounter perplexing, telepathy-like experiences that leave you feeling strange. Though the situations vary, they do have one thing in common--it is so extremely difficult to explain such a feeling.

     There's something special and indescribable that happens when you and your best friend say the exact same thing at the same time. There's a feeling of closeness, and possibly a feeling of the creeps, when someone seems to "read your mind". It's so perplexing, but so fun, to watch how people work--how they "be". Soon, after being around someone for long enough, you start to pick up on them. Their quirks, attitudes, moods, senses of style and humor; and they start to rub off onto you without anyone even taking notice. It's funny how we so simply say "oh, you're starting to rub off on me", but do you realize how amazing that "rubbing off" is? Your brain has stored something special from someone else without you even knowing it. You have subconsciously memorized a saying or action or habit of someone close to you. And I think that's a big deal. There's a reason we meet the people we do, and there's a reason they "rub off" on us and vice versa. We are all so connected because we are all rubbing off on each other. That could be a very good thing, but hey, it could also be a very bad thing. So, while you're out there, remember that you are always "rubbing off" onto someone else. Be kind, be generous, be compassionate, be open minded, be optimistic, be accepting--be good. And before you know it, before anyone even has time to notice, the world will be much good-er.

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