Brief encounter
A gift from one stranger to another
I was waiting for a flight to London one day in January, a spare seat opposite me at the table in the lounge.
A middle-aged German woman asked to sit down. She was she stopping briefly in Dubai on her way back from Australia and it seemed from the conversation that her month long trip had been some sort of possible life changing experience. By her simple back pack and even her shoes I could tell she was an individual with character.
In the minutes that passed by she talked about Tasmania and how different life was there from the one she knew at home. I don’t recall exactly what I said to share the pleasure of her trip but did agree that it was possible to make major changes in one’s life; it obviously struck a chord.
Not so long after this brief meeting, I received an email. She had made those big changes and she sent me a picture that she took in Tasmania as a thank you.
A Tasmanian bird greeting the morning sun
You never know how sometimes people just need someone who can see that their dreams are possible!
By Bob Derham
Paul Handover
