An Interesting Missed Connection

So this happened like ten minutes ago and I'm going to try and fully elaborate on my thoughts but basically I just had a really weirdly intimate experience while shopping at Safeway. 

Essentially I went grocery shopping and whilst perusing the isles looking for olive oil I walk past a cute boy doing more or less the same thing.  I do the courteous thing.  That is make eye contact and smile.  Just like what you do when you meet a random stranger.  Informing him that yes I to am a human and thank you for acknowledging that I occupy this space etc etc.  I don't know if that's weird but I was brought up in a overly friendly, neighbourhood oriented way so I do strange stuff like smile at strangers as I pass them on the street.  

ANYWAY

Basically when we locked eyes for the aforementioned acknowledgement what I didn't expect to happen was for it to feel like this boy had just looked deep into my soul.  Not wanting to be too weird and double take I continued my shopping but I bumped into him twice before check out and both times when we looked at each other it honestly felt like he was looking at me in a very intimate way.  Which, situationally he probably wasn't because I'm 99.9% he was just doing the polite thing and making eye contact with a stranger.  

The weird thing for me really was that it wasn't sexual.  It was different from when I get checked out like at a club.  It wasn't a sexual stare.  

Just... intimate.  

At this point I was sort of investigative, seeing if I could prompt a conversation I made sure that we made it to the cashier at the same time.  Just as I was taking my groceries to leave the store I looked up, caught his eye, he smiled, said hi then left.  

Like I said I'm 99.9% sure I'm seeing something that isn't there but I swear in that moment it felt super authentic.  

I'm probably just crazy with school stress and the sickness that has been plaguing me for the last two weeks.  

- G


Rereading this now it just sounds like a really bad Craigslist add but I stand by what I felt in the moment.  It was just a weird, cosmic experience I guess.  I should also probably add that although I'm not subscribed to any formal belief system I don't really rule out "Universe Power."   I do firmly believe in the idea of soul mates, not that there is one (and only one) person out there made specifically for you but more that those people grow out of ones who you have a connection with.  Anyway I think I'm going to make a blog post or video on that topic soon but yah, weird somewhat spiritual experience today....