“I wonder how many people would have fallen in love if they had only spoken to each other. Strangers sitting next to each other on an airplane at night, watching the world grow smaller beneath them. Or in a tiny bookstore filled with old stories, their pages yellowed and dusty with age. O sitting next to each other at a concert, both wanting to linger in the same note of a song that they think contains a universe. How many strangers have shared lovely, beautiful moments together? How many people would have found the love of their life if they had decided to say something?”
Flashback to February 14, 2017
If there is one outstanding thing about social media and the internet, it is that sometimes you stumble across words, phrases, or short stories that you so deeply relate to, but you would have never in a 1000 years thought to put together. Other times, you happen to read captions that make so much sense and make you think about the world and situations that surround you day by day.
As I was scrolling through Instagram a couple of weeks ago, I read something that like many other things, made me stop to think about how beautiful and magical life is.
It said:“I wonder how many people would have fallen in love if they had only spoken to each other. Strangers sitting next to each other on an airplane at night, watching the world grow smaller beneath them. Or in a tiny bookstore filled with old stories, their pages yellowed and dusty with age. O sitting next to each other at a concert, both wanting to linger in the same note of a song that they think contains a universe. How many strangers have shared lovely, beautiful moments together? How many people would have found the love of their life if they had decided to say something?”
Life is a mystery full of unexpected events. I wonder the same ❤
I wanted to share this post with you, in honor to Valentine’s Day. Although it is what many consider a cliché holiday designed for money only, I would like to believe that is a day where people do truly express their love for each other. There is no doubt that love should be expressed every day, but why not make an excuse to emphasize a little more on a certain day. Many times, the average human is tired of daily routines, taking the kids to school, rushing to work, trying to hit the gym excessively to lose some weight, and we are so wrapped around that, that we forget to be tender and loving towards our significant others, parents, kids, siblings and friends. Being able to single out a day especially for that, is so significant because it reminds our loved ones how much we truly care for them.
As for the Instagram caption, I completely and totally agree with it. It nice and exciting to be spontaneous. If you see someone that completely blows your mind away, whether it be physical attraction or mental attraction, go for it. Do not magnify the possibility of them not sharing the same interest. You never know. What a thrilling feeling is it those nights you are getting ready for first dates? It would never happen if someone did not take initiative. Of course, always being mindful about who you approach, we live among too many strange people these days lol. If the relationship happens to work out, you just can’t help but think about the devastating loss it would have been had you not met that person, right?
P.S.This reminded me of my sweet sweet Russian =). Boy am I glad I had the courage to go talk to him. Had I not done so, I would have never had the chance to meet such a nice, sweet, caring and handsome man. And so attentive to detail =)
- Alexa (Intellect Chick)
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