The missing PIECE

Recently I made a interesting observation about someone and it led me to think about how we sometimes unknowingly catch on to something in the midst of our interaction with significant others in our lives.

At the wedding I attended last week, there was something about the way this guy speaks which resembles a coursemate of mine. The way he responds "sure, sure" to almost every statement echoes the same "sure" that my coursemate often uses in class. It's not surprising to know that they used to be a couple some 6 years back, though they have not been in contact for the past few years. It's funny how some things seem to always stay with us, no matter how far we go or how much we have changed. It's like almost inevitable.

During yesterday's CG, we had an open sharing on the area of discipline. Naturally, we went back into our student life as we shared about our experiences in this area. This shows that our past experiences plays a big part in teaching us certain values which probably still guide us till now. We ended off with the theme of Adulthood. It was a heartening moment for me to hear what was being shared by the bro and sis on how they see themselves in the CG despite varying levels of closeness, to want to commit to a common vision and build the relationship in the coming years. Yup, "attending first service together". I do hope we can get that far hee... ZY ended with his sharing that he hoped to build deeper friendship with each person in the grp, which resonated with how Pris feels.

Everyone who walks into our lives just leaves a piece of himself/herself in us and this thing stays with us even when the person is no longer in contact with us. It may be the way we speak, our thoughts and beliefs and values on certain things. It's just beautiful to know that...

A side thought will be: How much have we been that piece in someone else's life?