The Way People Find Each Other
I’m home in Sevilla now, and I keep thinking about the way people find each other.
One of my favorite moments of the whole trip happened at a tea farm in Taiwan.
The tour started with just Calvin. He and his parents run an organic tea farm, and he radiated warmth. I liked him immediately.
After the farm tour, Dennis appeared. I wasn’t quite sure of his role at first, but then Calvin had to jump on his scooter and rush back home for something, and suddenly it was just Dennis and me.
After a few moments of warming up, the conversation just opened up. Within minutes we were talking like old friends, the kind of conversation where you forget you were strangers ten minutes ago.
By the end, there were hugs all around and an official promise to be BFFs. 🙂
Dennis later wrote about that day and said, “Over a simple cup of tea, we bridged a cultural gap spanning half the globe.” That’s exactly what it felt like. It made me feel hopeful about how much kindness is still out there.
This trip showed me that the impact of a relationship isn’t proportional to time. Some people are in your life for years. Some people are in your life for an hour. Both can be profound.
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Reflection Question: Where could you be a little more available for connection this week?
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One of my simple pleasures from the last stretch: amazing supermarket sushi for $7-$8!
And the best welcome home: the kitties didn’t hold a grudge.
