So I've always felt somewhat atypical from the average person.

Had a hard time in early school. didn't grasp math or linguistics. trouble maker. Spent many recesses writing repeat cursive sentences. Eventually met other weirdos. You get the gist.

Was in CA up north at a beach, on a bluff, overlooking the crowd. Was working with my dad, away from home, no friends to hang out with. Having the internal monologue " I wonder if anybody is like me, can notice, or would say hi to me"

Some guy around my age literally walks up a trail to me, and immeadietely extends his hand, looks me dead in the eyes, and gives me his name. I can't recall it, but it was extremely odd. Not a normal name, it reminded me of an angel name, or something from a very different age. He asks me if I want to take a walk, and I agree. He suggests we scale down this cliff, and I said sure.

I am deathly afraid of heights. would absolutely normally never agree to this... but for some reason, I wasn't scared this time. I go first, and he follows. He almost slips at one point, and I had this weird sensation that he took the slip I should have taken. We got to an isolated area. We both pulled out some herb, and started smoking. I unfortunately got too high ( happens a lot lol) , and he started asking very deep questions. " What do you see when you look out at the water"? and other deep things. I wasn't as metaphysically aware as I am now, and too stoned, so probably gave some mundane answers.

We eventually walk back up, and I just felt like he wasn't a normal human. I straight up asked him " are you an elf"?

I shit you not, he gets this alarmed look, and shoots back, almost too defensively " Huh, I'm a human, just like you"....But my intuition said something else, and I didn't quite believe him.

We walk back to the beach, and a local beach bro hands him a beer. He walks back to me and gives me the beer, saying he doesn't drink. He bids me farewell, and takes off. The beach bro walks back to me and says" how weird was that guy", and laughs.

All I could think about was how much more I was like that guy, than the beach bro, or anyone else around...

Often think about this encounter, and that individual. Quite the odd experience.

I know sometimes we feel very alone, but don't worry too much.... chances are, someone just like you is closer than you think.

blessings fam!

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