De-Isolation.

Have you ever met someone
who's able to brighten
your present outlook of today and the future,

just by his or her presence,
a short conversation,

by the way
he or she looks at you?

People like them
are hard to find.

I met one today.

I realise such people
are hardly flamboyant in their gestures.

They are sure and confident,
yet not over-bearing or
threatening.

They hardly talk about themselves,
unless asked.

Their words are few,
because their attention on you
goes beyond the surface,

it seems like their eyes
have a way of
looking into the core of your heart.

They love to listen.
They don't rush in,
they press in.

Their questions and answers
are gilded with wisdom
that unfailingly
leads you to a revelation
and sometimes,
an epiphany.

I left this person
feeling like a happier woman.
The air seemed fresher around me.
I could smile at a passer-by
and hold the door a little longer
for a stranger.

I thought to myself,
how I'd want to be a better person.

I wondered and realized,
such people,

they sow into others lives
even when no one's looking,

they take time to think for others.

Though you hardly spend time with them,
but when you get to,
you strangely feel known and loved by them.

Have you met people like that?
Who are they?

They are a rarity.

Cherish them,

and soon you grow
and become like them.

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