It’s a small world full of coincidences.

Two back-to-back incidents that just happened this week and kept in ‘the-happy-me-state’

First:

The scene- Sweating and slogging in the gym doing leg exercises (okay I am not a very happy soul when it comes to going to the gym, but now I have a reason, would share some other time).

The conversation:

‘Are you Aastha?’ she smiled at me.

‘Yes.’ I said taking a break from the leg press I had been doing.

‘Gosh, didn’t you recognise me?’ her voice in total awe.

She does have a familiar face. Oh God when will I improve, I am so bad at recognising people.  I think hard but of no use. Surely I have seen her somewhere, I know her.

‘Umm... not really. Cannot recall but surely we have met.’ I said in a confused state.

‘We were in the same tuition batch man, Accounts one. We used to have so much fun together.’ She giggled and explained the whole whereabouts of the place where the tuition was.

‘Oh yes!’ The whole tuition scene flashed in front of me in a fraction of a second. Our tutor used to speak Hindi in an American accent though he had never been to abroad in his lifetime (well we students had no clue about it. The attitude was what's the harm in saying so? The famous notion had bagged us hysterical laughs :) ).  ‘ Shweta, right?’ I asked in anticipation.

‘Yes my dear.’

We hugged each other.

‘What a coincidence! We were in different schools but same tuition batch in Dehra Dun like ages back and now in Bangalore and that too in the same apartment building.’ I beamed like a 100 watt bulb.

‘And the same block.’ A common friend pitched in.

We laughed holding our hands.

Second:

One of my friends, elder sister got relocated in Bangalore. So, I asked her where exactly she is putting up. My friend had a vague idea so she exchanged our numbers. Finally, I had a word with her sis and guess what; she is also in my apartment building. It’s so rightly said- ‘it’s a small world’, seems it has just squeezed in the last one week.  Now, let me also reveal what makes it all the more special. This friend of mine I have known since couple of years, we talk and communicate but have never met! It’s difficult to have an association so nice with someone you have not met, as in what one will talk, how you will strike a chord between. But when it has to happen it happens. Sometimes it takes a moment to like someone and sometimes a life time. So finally I am going to meet her sis this weekend and that too before meeting my friend. What a teaser I have.

Some old strings that we had left back in time suddenly come and greet us warmly.  Is it all planned or destined, or just mere coincidences. I don’t know. What I know is that surely they bring a smile and long lost memories like a fresh air of joy.

Embracing the joy :)

AJP