There is an old Chinese legend that says, “There is an invisible red thread connecting those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance The thread may stretch or tangle, but never break”. This is a very good description/concept of soul mates and the bond, the “thread” that holds them together. What I love about this quote is that it can be applied to your romantic or platonic relationships with people. Sometimes the people we meet in our lives are so random, but nevertheless significant. Maybe we are meant to meet them at a time in our lives when we need them for something. That something may not be monumental, but it can be something as simple as an affirmation of who we are and what we want in life. Even the most negative people or event can teach us a lesson about life and about ourselves if we care to look. Yes, I believe things happen for a reason. What that reason is depends on what stage you are in life. All these things change over time, nothing and no one remains the same… and that is the beauty or tragedy of life. Reminds me of Robert Frost’s poem:
Nature’s first green is gold, / Her hardest hue to hold. / Her early leaf’s a flower, / But only so an hour. / Then leaf subsides to leaf, / So Eden sank to grief. / So dawn goes down to day, / Nothing gold can stay.
Do you believe in soul mates? Do you believe that the people we meet are not so random?
Two weeks ago my students and I volunteered to help with the first annual Yuma Art Beat. We were there from six in the morning to seven at night. It was a very long day, but interesting because it was an art show/wine tasting event. I didn’t taste any wine because I was helping with the event, but I met so many talented artist there. One of the artist I met was Issa. I noticed her paintings immediately because it was vibrant, passionate, and full of life. She was the first artist I wanted to speak to because I simply love her colorful paintings. I felt drawn to the paintings so I decided to go up to her and ask her if I could take pictures of her work and put it on my website. She generously agreed and asked her about her inspirations for the paintings. She said she is an expressionist painter because she enjoys painting things to show the different sides of the human emotion from sadness to joy to fear.
After I interview her and pictures, we exchanged information so we could keep in touch and so she can come to this site to check her paintings out. When I handed her the piece of paper with this site (karmadiva.wordpress.com) on it, I told her it’s called that because I believe in karma. She responded that it was weird because so does she. In fact she believes in it so much she and her friends meet and discuss karma in a social setting. She invited me to attend if I wanted to and I promised her I would call so we can meet over coffee.
My meeting with Issa reminded me of that Chinese legend of the red thread”An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break”. Out of all those people at the art show, it was interesting that I would connect with her and end up having more in common with her than everybody else there.
"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break." –An ancient Chinese belief" Author: Unknown
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