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Monday, November 19, 2012

What If We Knew

So I had this realization literally ten minutes ago while walking my dog. (Where I apparently get all of my best inspiration.)

It's something I've pondered briefly before, but I was thinking about it in detail and realized I should seriously write a play out of it. Or a movie. Or a novel. Or something.

Ready? This is it.

What if you could know who you were going to marry? 

Think about it. What if you could get a sneak peak? A look into the proverbial crystal ball. 
Just be able to see them. Where they are right now. See what they look like. Maybe you would even know their name, but at a glance, you'd at least know if it was someone you'd known all your life and never given a second look. Or someone you previously dated? Or someone you'd never met? 

Think about that. Picture it. What it would be like. How long you would want to take to memorize their face. 

Now, how would that change how you lived? 

I realize this is where it could get controversial. 

But personally, I would be a lot more careful with myself. 

Because whoever you date in the future, you'd be able to say, "This is going to be someone else's husband/wife someday. Not mine." 

As much of a pain as that knowledge might be at times, it would also be a bit of a relief at times, right? 

And you'd realize that there are probably other people out there who could be with yours.

And you could only hope that they're holding out for you.

Now, I realize this is impossible. But in a sense, it's kind of the truth. There is someone out there. You may know them. You may not. But somewhere out there is someone who's going to be yours. 

You can't see them yet. But they're very much there. 

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