It was
unplanned, unexpected and spontaneous but a really noteworthy experience. Friday evening and I was on time for my 5
p.m. appointment as usual…an appointment I dare not miss - one hour of
uninterrupted time to share my secrets, to give another human a glimpse into my
life as I try to make sense of the calamity that erupted some time ago.
As the hour went
along, a simple enquiry lead to dinner, movie and coffee! An enquiring mind
asked what was my plans for the evening…and without hesitation I replied “heading
home to sleep”, he laughed and said “you see, we now talking about that, let’s
go get something to eat and see a movie”
I hadn’t done this in a while…so
dinner and a movie it was!
For the first
time in as long as I could remember, I allowed myself to be led by a stranger
turned friend due to circumstances. For
the first time, I would engage my friend outside of a professional setting and
likewise with him. Would it be
uncomfortable I wondered? Would there be awkward moments of silence?
Dinner was
simple and perfect because the location didn’t matter when stimulating
conversations were being had, laughter present and memories being created. We talked about life in general, past
experiences and he even shared his secret to how he select his lotto numbers
(which shall remain a secret!)
The choice of
movie was a no brainer: we got to the
movies and decided the recently released 007 movie – Spectre was the best option.
The level of
uncertainty that exist when you surrender to being led by another can be scary
and nerve wrecking for someone like me,
who functions best with a plan….but this semester has been all about
coming out of my comfort zone and experiencing new things. As simple and as insignificant as this
unexpected experience was it provide a platform to reintroduce myself to a
degree of social activities. Since then
I’ve been to see two other movies, started the gym and paid for my costume for
Carnival.
I think I’m on a
roll…don’t you?
