familiar encounter

how do you call this experience? you walk at a pace you're most comfortable with, and you just had to stop and move aside because you come face to face with another person, but who's walking towards the opposite direction. you move to your right, and so does he, you move to your left, and so does he. it's an impeccable timing that the two of you could not easily get out of; like a spontaneous tango. at times it's an unpleasant experience, at other times, you're able to laugh it off and just move forward... at the rarest times, the two of you walk towards the same direction.

it's an unpleasant experience when none would give way, when both parties would never want to not move, when both would always have to have something to say. it's when a conflict arises and each would justify himself, and each would always be of reason, and no one would ever want to listen even for a while. it's an unfortunate experience, because they obviously go the opposite directions, but what they don't notice, coming from different perspectives, they're actually headed towards the same direction, and that's simply straight ahead. one simply has to stop, and let the other move forward.

it's a pleasant experience when it's an encounter you'd be thankful for. it's when you're thankful that the two of you, coming from opposite directions, meet at a point where there's perfect timing. it's when the two of you, inexplicably understand each other's ideas, beliefs and feelings. it's a happy experience when what you thought was an unnoticeable encounter, would actually come to a point, where the simple passing by extends a few minutes, a few hours, days, or even months. and if it's an encounter to hold on to, then one or both would hope to walk towards the same direction, but this time without any uncertainty, only with a clear goal in mind.

see how fate is inextricably sewn for us to meet people in ways we never thought of, how it allows us to walk towards a path we're most familiar with, yet would give us a very unfamiliar encounter.

you were simply walking...