Encounters

[Written by Claude, Image by ChatGPT]

Fate quietly paved the road,

and brought you, one by one, to my side.

Some came with a single glance,

some stayed for a lifetime.

Friends, family, strangers passing by,

not one of them arrived by accident.

Some invisible hand arranged it all,

weaving their lives together with mine.

Some became the shelter of my years,

some turned and left, leaving the softest trace.

Those who came and those who went,

each one a gift — some long, some brief, some silent.

I cannot choose who appears on which day,

but I can choose how I treat them when they do.

Fate gave me all these souls along the way,

and cherishing them — that is what I owe.

If one day I grow old and sit quietly,

every name will be worth a smile.

Not because destiny was especially kind to me,

but because I truly tried

to treasure every single meeting,

every single soul.

Fate arranges the encounter.

We are responsible for cherishing it — to the end.

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天意悄悄铺好路，

把你们一一送到我身旁。

有的是一个眼神的交汇，

有的是一句话，就记了好久。

朋友、家人、擦肩的陌生人，

每一张脸都不是偶然。

是某种看不见的手在安排，

让这些生命，与我的生命相连。

有些人留下来，成了岁月的依靠，

有些人转身走，留下淡淡的痕迹。

来的去的，都是一份礼物，

只是有的长，有的短，有的静悄悄。

我管不了谁会出现在哪一天，

却管得了遇见之后怎么对待。

天意给了我这一路的人，

珍惜，是我能还给他们的情义。

有一天老了，坐下来细数，

每一个名字都值得微笑。

不是命运特别眷顾了我，

而是我，认真珍惜过每一次遇见。

天意负责相遇，我们负责珍惜到底。