Share, and share alike...

I recently came to a very small, but probably really important, realization while sitting in the airport in Los Angeles. I was having a brief chat with the fellow siting next to me about the (ludicrous) size of the trophies being carried by a series of children toward their gate. I mean, some of these things looked close to 5 feet tall and were being carried by kids as young as maybe 8-10. We, this fellow and I, both shared a laugh about the comedic scene before us. It was slightly later, when I was sitting alone at my gate in the middle of a 3 hour layover, that I realized how important and special it is to share a laugh with someone. Looking back on my trip, I had shared laughs with many people. Some in airports, some in casinos, some on the street. Some of those laughs were with my friends, and moments with friends are very important. Most, however, were with complete strangers. What I find so important about this sharing is that we were able to find a bond, a common denominator, between us, and that connection, if only for a brief moment in a sea of complete strangers, resonated deeply within us both. That connection, even if we never (and probably won't) see each other again, is immensely important because it is the prime example of how we are all one people. We might look, speak, act, or smell differently, but we are all here together, living our lives in the one place we have to live it. We could have both, in any of those situations, let the moment pass by without a mention of each other, or worse, found differences between us. We did not, however. We bonded, and we should do more of that. So, with that said, go bond y'all. Share a laugh with someone. It's probably one of the most fulfilling things you can do.