A Reflective Moment Comments

Today I looked at a face and was confused, the face looked very familiar to me but I could not place it. As I gazed into the eyes I was suddenly drawn in by their softness and understanding and by the passion for life they held within.
I noticed a hint of a smile on the lips as the other gazed back at me, the kind of smile one gives to a child to reflect understanding and love. The cheeks and forehead were creased with lines to indicate a hard life's journey but also the knowledge and wisdom it gained from the long roads traveled.

As I reached to touch the face I noticed it reaching for me as well, I realized this and suddenly drew back my hand. As I did so I must have startled the other as it drew back its hand as well. I opened my mouth to apologize and at the same time the other must have been thinking the same, we then cocked our heads and looked at one another with bewilderment and surprise as to our seemingly timed movements, not understanding the reason for this but knowing there was a connection between us that was far beyond our comprehension.
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