today...

standing in the security line at la guardia, i was made to wait awhile. see, i lost my passport, so was only in possession of an official (though kind of unofficial, compared to a passport) document saying i could travel by air, courtesy of the canadian consulate of new york city. and so, i had to wait a little, while the security guy checked out said document.

as i stood there, someone beside me said, "Madeleine?" rather incredulously. turning, i saw an old acquaintance, from college days, whom i hadn't seen in, oh, about 7 years. he and his fiancee were just passing through the city, on their way to toronto from london, where they live. it was really nice to see him. and if i hadn't been waiting, i wouldn't have.

the security guard, after witnessing this reunion, said to me,

"see? if i hadn't held you back - you wouldn't have run into your friend. ... everything happens for a reason!"

everything happens for a reason! the idiotic wisdom i spout constantly! that is my catch phrase, so much that i have turned it into an acronym (EHFAR), for crying out loud! and here it was, being fed back to me by a random border security guy in an airport.

so very poetic. and so fitting, after a year of strange coincidences, happy accidents, serendipitous encounters, and seemingly annoying but ultimately helpful occurrences.

he was right. everything does happen for a reason. sometimes it just takes awhile for those reasons to surface.