I think we can now breathe a nice sigh of relief. All together now:
Ah!
The world didn’t end yesterday, which is good news in itself, but I’ve been reliably informed by internet sources that there aren’t any further predictions for the end of the world that are due any time soon.
There may be one or two forecast for the next century or so, but we are OK for the immediate future.
A bizarre occurrence took place when I was shopping in Sainsbury’s yesterday (other supermarkets are available). Well, I say bizarre, but the chances are quite high that it would have happened, and still high that it will happen again, but it was odd just the same.
I was in an aisle, looking at the tins of soup. Pondering between tomato and pea and ham, and throwing chicken and mushroom and vegetable into the mix for good measure, when I suddenly noticed that I was no longer alone in the aisle.
Two other people were there at the same time as me.
Now, don’t get me wrong. Very often when I’m in the supermarket, there are other people in the aisle with me, and I don’t bat an eyelid, but these two made sure that I did.
One was an old work colleague of mine from a job years ago, and the other was a current work colleague. They didn’t know each other (at least they didn’t appear to) so I was the link between the three of us.
Something caused two of my worlds to collide in that moment in the soup aisle, past and present. Fate had drawn the three of us together, at that precise time, all looking for soup. The supermarket was packed with other shoppers (all presumably getting their last minute bits in before the end of the world), but only the three of us were in that soup aisle at that precise time.
We all just said ‘Hi’ and then got on with our shopping (well, each of them to me, and me to them, but not them to each other as they were complete strangers) and that was it. The meeting of times was over.
I hadn’t seen either of them in the shop before stepping into the aisle, and I didn’t see either of them again after, and I trudged up and down every aisle available. Took me ages, that shop did.
Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things, but moments in time like this always leave me feeling a little awestruck.
It was obviously a right time right place moment. And, instead of choosing one flavour soup, I put all four into the trolley. And I also picked carrot and coriander and potato and leek for good measure. Well, they were on offer, six for £4.00.
I wonder if anyone else noticed any peculiar events yesterday? Particularly involving the folding of time, perhaps?
Considering it should have been the end of the world yesterday, it was a pretty quiet day otherwise, all things considered.
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