Strange Encounters

To say my life has been interesting would be the understatement of the year, a recurring theme in my life has been the strange encounters i have had with absolute strangers, that appear to know me on a deep level. I'll tell you of a couple.

ENCOUNTER 1

I was a little boy still in primary school, after school one day I went to the shop next door to get myself a couple of sweets. The woman at the stall kept staring at me, smiled, touched my face and said

"Gentleman of the jury".


"What is a jury?" I asked trying to make sense of it all.


"When you become a lawyer you will remember me" she said smiling whilst holding her glare.


"I know who you are" were her last words to me before i walked out.



I totally forgot about this encounter, as fate would have it I eventually got a law degree. Did she know something? I wonder.

ENCOUNTER 2

In 1992 I met a woman at my friends house who stared at me, took me aside, prayed and seemed to have an insight into my life. Here is how it went:

"You have a girl friend named J"

"Yes I do" I replied in total shock. "How did you know this?" I asked

"J is not your wife" She said to me, with a dazed look in her eyes. "She will hurt you, very badly, regret it, but many years later she will play a pivotal role in your life".

"Your future is so bright" She said, smiling whilst appearing so far away. "You are a writer, and your words will be read by people all over the world". "Ooh! You future is so bright".

"You will travel abroad and live there for a long time".

"I see you now, so don't be disheartened and don't feel fed up with life". She said placing a hand on my shoulder. "It is because your spirit is restless and is limited at present".

Here is how it has turned out since then, J caused me a lot of pain, she was downright sadistic, but she spent the last 13 years trying to get back with me. She has been married, divorced and I was mentioned in the divorce papers by her husband as the reason for the break up of the marriage (I never touched her). In the summer of 2004 I ended a relationship and that very night I went to some strange nightclub that was usually frequented by Russians, and J turned up, we danced the night away and over the next seven months became my closest confidante. She convinced me to move home. So I guess she did play a pivotal role in my life eventually.

I never knew that i could write words that could touch people or simply be enjoyed by others until i started writing this blog. Maybe her prophesy came true, because I have people from all corners of the earth reading and enjoying my words.

About having a bright future, lets see how it all turns out. If I am still blogging in 20 years, I'll let you know.

I did travel abroad and live there for many years........

Do you think that she was on to something?

There have been a few more of these encounters, will continue at a later date.....