It’s a strange thing to meet someone again for the first time…

Years ago I was merely an upstart at a small company, those with whom I worked were very much more in years than myself and of course that added to the unrest in my new found employment.

I will not speak of the tedium that followed this brief venture in one of my past lives, however strike straight at the very item I mean to convey in the typed version of my thoughts.

As I worked there I knew of a fellow co-worker, who was around my age at the time, and he seemed to be the type of flippant, self-involved bed jumper that would reside in any common frat house. That is how I remembered him…until today.

Today I met with this person and it became clear that years discover you before you can find them.

Any misgivings I originally attributed to this man were quickly banished, as we became quick friends and spoke freely of many things.

Now, after today’s encounter, I am left wondering how often in life I have missed out on a friend. How often have I discarded someone before truly seeing who they are?

Perhaps my love of books can help explain how I look upon life, not that it absolves me of my practices.

When looking at books in a store I never know what I am looking for and purposely look around at everything. Sometimes artwork or a title will call out to me and I will pick up the book. As I read through the pages I may be brought into the story very quickly or perhaps not connect at all with the writing and not want to finish it.

There lays my problem.

Without reading the full book, how can I truly say what it contains for me to enjoy or not?

People are more complex than a book, so how can I merely see a few pages of a life play out before me and decide how to proceed.

There are so many covers and titles that accompany all of us on this earth. We each have a story to tell, some better written than others.

There are many ways I could end this, however I did not do this to convince you of my point. Take this information as a point of thought to do with it as you wish.

Thank you for your time and may your story end well.