Ponder

Met up with my lab mate earlier.

He looked so much more cheerful and at peace with himself compared to 5yrs ago. So much more willing to share and so much less hurt. Comfortable with what he is doing, know where he is heading, happy with his life. Perhaps it's his finding of his soul mate, his counterpart, his complement, his stabilizer.

I appreciate the meet-up tonight because he's definitely not someone I'd say is 'voluntarily sociable'. The updates came freely and this is precious since he's always favored privacy. But, at the same time, I find myself pre-occupied after the meet up. I am awed, once again, by the power of love. And I wonder about destiny. Life is fair... or is it not?

And then, my previous entry abt the 3 different kinds of friendship provoked a friend into saying that she realised she 'had misunderstood the spirit of our friendship and caused me grief... and that it is sobering but she will accept it and move on.'

Believe it or not. I posted that part of the article on a whim. Without intention to send any subtle message to anyone. Just thought it thought-provoking. But then again.. it is indeed not wrong to think about the whole 'underlying issue'. Perhaps, she is right afterall. But so what? And what now? Questions... that perhaps know no mutually satisfying answers.

Paulo Coelho wrote - 'Each human being was given a virtue: the ability to choose. Anyone who fails to use this virtue transforms it into a curse, and others will choose for them.'

There may or may not be any link of that quote to all that I've written above. Somehow... I like the sound of it, here.