What has the next minute got for you… are you asking this question sometimes? Maybe you are too deep into the past… thinking over and over what had happened and why. There is a good chance you are missing new experiences then and something exciting is not becoming your reality, not adding to your past. It’s almost as watching the same movie over and over again and missing all the rest offered.
Happens to me, walking down streets wherever I am, watching people coming towards, thinking...what are they? Maybe they have an answer to my questions, maybe they have right questions... we walk past not being parts of each others lives. But happens also you stop, make and eye contact and this is a connection for life or part of it...
...sometime ago in New York... Just happened to be alone in China town, was suspiciously inspecting my plate before trying, sensed a body landing next to me on the bar chair... ended up learning much about his life struggles, getting some lessons and advices as well as exploring the area, better than I could have ever done on my own... unexpected learning experience ...
...couple of days ago at the restaurant in Buenos Aires...my camera run out of batteries. I was on the way to the most photographed district in the city and was blaming myself for not charging the camera the night before. I had a thought while chewing on mesila that the restaurant might have foreigners with Cannon camera on them...and the charger for some reason brought along... it does not seem to be very realistic but I had nothing to loose, so I turned to the person at the next table and asked if he had a camera...Yes, he said. Cannon?...Yes... Charger?...Yes... My friends´ faces were completely blank...not knowing what was going on, I felt they would prefer not to be a part of my table at the moment... so I went on with explanations about unfortunate death of my batteries... Conversation went quite beyond taking pictures... we talked about life and careers, social conditioning and making decisions, pursuing dreams and...just happiness... It was very nutritious lunch I thought(for brain and soul at least, since my potatoes were fried anyway... ) walking out the place... and it did not matter much that I could not charge my batteries, since the cameras happened to be of different model at the end... there are plenty of pictures on flickr... and so much less people opening up just like that... to straightforward questions...
...today in Sao Paulo, missed the metro station, was walking back looking around for some place ... stopped to ask for directions...Spanish works better from my experience... nice female face, happened to be an actress... studying and working... we happened to walk together for next three hours, talking about everything, me - in broken Spanish, her - on perfect Portuguese that I am yet to learn... her boyfriend happened to be near by, he happened to have Russian grand parents and happened to be a friend of Abramovich... well, could I have asked someone else... and walked away with just directions, missing sharing and maybe friendship?
Look around, who is standing next to you?... maybe someone who has answers to your questions, or just right questions to ask.
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