Gadget Grace

I thought it’s gonna be one of those ordinary days when you have to sit down, jot a little, speak up awhile and listen to whoever is speaking his thoughts out about a certain matter. A routine when I must behave myself in front of professional people, you know. Ok, Marggg. I give up. I am manifesting a second childhood then! Hmmp!

I rarely find people intriguing, really. But this one did. Matter of luck, i guess. How on earth could this have been true and happening at that very moment? I just can’t help but smile at the irony. So there we were. The facilitator’s names for the groups for next day’s activity were called up. ‘Uh-oh,why him?’ - there, i have written those words. This didn’t come from me for sure. I don’t even know the guy? ‘He’s very strict.’ There goes the next line; not from me too. Hehehe.. that got me curious but i only have his name. New faces abound the next day – the facilitators were there. Hushh..honestly, in the morning, i did ask who could he be among those seated? But he was nowhere at that very moment.

The Encounter. I was left alone in our table minding my own salad. My friends have to finish their papers. Delegates were walking around. At a distance, I noticed this tall guy ,in his middle forty’s perhaps, was looking at me holding a pack of cigarettes and an ashtray. Walking..walking..and oh..he stopped. I never had a clue he wants to sit adjacent to me in that square table..to my table..until he did so. I don’t mind. I didn’t mind..was busy with my salad. Before i noticed it, I was having a great time talking to him about youth, life, learning and its philosophies. We chatted for about an hour and i had no idea..until I asked him – ‘what is your name,sir?’… - OOOPPSS! - HE HAPPENS TO BE THE GUY I ASKED ABOUT IN THE MORNING! WAAAHAHHAHA!!! The ‘He’s very strict’ one, remember?!

Yep, i was dumbfounded!

Do people just have to pop up in front of you like that? Well, i think i have come to a circumstance when life has convinced me not to look for people and surprisingly, they will just find their way to you? I guess it’s supposed to be different after all. I am bound to adopt a new definition to ‘being strict’. For him, it’s knowing your own game It turned out absolutely unimaginable and quite of the extraordinary. I undoubtedly found Marius in him! Many thanks for that wonderful day. I learned so much from you,sir.