"The Real Strangers" by ARK

We can only find out who the real strangers are by getting to know them.

Sometimes we don’t take notice of them at all. Sometimes we don’t seem to care. Why should we? A thousand people come across us every day, and we know very few of them. Most of those people are strangers…the same way we are a stranger to them.

But the beautiful part of it all is when we get to know them, and they start playing more important roles in our life. They become less than a face in the crowd, and more of a familiar being. And sometimes, people stay long enough to leave a permanent mark. It’s just the way it is.

Friends, family members, and all the other people we love-they were once strangers too. We took a leap of fate when we decided to get to know them. And this wasn’t easy. It was always scary to imbibe ourselves to other people. It wasn’t always easy adjusting to their personalities too. But when we look at them now, it’s ironic to see that we can’t imagine our lives without them. 

Who are the real strangers? They’re not the people we see on the streets. They’re not the ones we randomly see in public. They are those who got into our lives, but never made a difference. They are the people who were given the chance to join your personal story, but didn’t. They are those who came and left…but left unnoticed.

The people we don’t know-we can never tell when they’ll play their role. We can never tell who we’ll be seeing more often. We can only find out who the real strangers are by getting to know them.