You remember once sitting at a coffee shop, witnessing two gray-haired old men talking. They didn't talk about big things. Just about an old banyan tree in the city, a song they heard in their youth, a mutual friend who just passed away. But the conversation lasted for hours. As soon as one person opened his mouth, the other understood. Sometimes both silently looked out at the street.
That is probably the soulmate. Not someone who always agrees with us, but understands things we haven't had time to say. On the contrary, everyone has experienced the feeling of talking to someone who gets tiring the more they talk. You tell a story about a joy, they immediately find a way to deny it. You share a sadness, they turn it into their own story. You talk about a favorite book, they just focus on proving that they are more knowledgeable. The conversation is like two trains running on two different tracks. The closer you try, the further the distance. At that time, a word becomes a burden. Because what makes people tired is not silence, but disagreement in the way they perceive the world. Two people may have different professions, personalities, or even different views. But they can still empathize deepest in sincerity, kindness, and the ability to listen.
There are people who spend their youth searching for love, but in the end realize that what they lack is not necessarily a lover, but someone who can sit beside them and understand the moments of silence. Because soulmates do not necessarily have to be someone who holds our hand and goes through life. Sometimes just a friend, a colleague, a teacher.
Or someone who happens to appear and leaves a feeling in our hearts, finally someone understands what you want to say. So, when you meet someone who makes you want to tell another story, sit for another hour or keep another appointment, cherish them. Because in the vast sea of people, the rarest thing is not meeting. But harmony, and that is what turns a normal conversation into a thousand cups of wine is still not enough, and a sentence can also become a soulmate.
