A Chance Encounter

I am sitting in the coffee shop at the library right now.

 A worker who I've never spoken to before was on her break and offered me a seat at her table.

 We talked a bit. She ended up asking my opinion on relationships.

 She has had a best friend for 15 years and wonders if maybe he feels something for her besides friendship.

 I gave her my two (three, four and five) cents about it. 

She thanked me, told me she had never spoken to anyone about it before, and went back to work.

 Does this ever happen to you guys?

 Are you ever confronted by a stranger with their personal problems and help them?

How do you feel about knowing that you have changed that person's life, by chance, for better or worse?

If I had decided to get my coffee somewhere else, who would she have talked to about this?

Would she have ever admitted her feelings by herself?

I hope beyond hope that I helped her for the better.

I pray that her conversation with him this weekend produces something beautiful and meaningful.

I believe that I am here for a reason when these things happen.

Jess