So I was doing some work for this society I’m in and I was trying to find inspiration and come up with a topic for the students to discuss about. Then, I remembered this email that was sent to me months ago. I pulled it up from my inbox and read it. I couldn’t believe I didn’t read it before because it was truly amazing.

One of the lines read,

“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”  Martin Buber

I truly find that not just amazing but yet profound. It doesn’t matter if you believe in God or not. It doesn’t matter if you are a Catholic or not. I think we all have those moments while we are are conversing with people, you feel that somehow, the conversation feels different. Somehow, it’s enlightening but also heart warming. Call it a God connection, a spiritual connection, serendipity or the human connection but undeniably, it’s something special.

I think it’s truly amazing when you talk to someone who also wants to talk to you. You put aside the selfish desires. You put aside things you want people to do. You put aside your past conflicts. You put aside the misunderstandings. At that moment in time, you come to the person as you are. Who are we, you ask? We are humans. We are all different and unique in our own way.

“Every person born into the world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique….If there had been someone like her in the world, there would have been no need for her to be born.” Martin Buber

Don’t you just find that amazing, eloquent and profound? I truly do. Think about it. If there had been someone like you in this world, why are you born? You can say, “Well, there are plenty of terrible people in this world.” but I would think you are missing the point. We are all in this world to do special things and be great beings but we ignored that calling and ended up on the path other than the straight and narrow.

I forget sometimes when I talk to someone and that he or she is special. I just forget and talk to him as if I’m forced and just trying to get by the day but it’s already a gift to be able to talk and express oneself. On top of that, we are able to talk to people! We can talk to others!

It doesn’t matter where you come from, what background you have or what family history was written in your past, as long as you are honest, sincere and kind to people regardless whether they are doing the same thing, they can certainly feel it. And maybe one day, they will also be the same way when they talked to you as well. Then, you will feel that special surge of electricity again.

For far too often, we only think about ourselves and the world revolves around us when talking to others but have we stopped to ask, “Wouldn’t it be really sad if I am the only one in this world?”