Have a deep meaningful life changing conversation with a stranger

In 2000, I had just moved back to New York, and was in a really bad mood. It was during the Christmas Holiday and a man began to speak with me. He began by saying that I shouldn’t have such a sad expression on my face. As aggravated as I was, I didn’t want to listen to him, so I ignored him. He continued speaking, taking no offense by my actions. He spoke words of encouragement, sounding both apologetic for reading my life and speaking of it out loud for other strangers to hear, and also of hope as though he was saving me from some drastic event. I looked up and in his eyes, I felt what he was saying, though he was a stranger to me. It made me feel great that it was so meaningful, but what touched me the most was that he said, and this I will never forget, “I was sent here to speak to you because I, like yourself am one of the random ones in the world. We are not here to please everyone, but many we will touch. And all we have to do is be ourselves. This alone will encourage others to believe. We can be whoever we want and no matter at the end, we will be happy.” I really never felt like that, and still struggle through feeling whole. But, when I am at my worst emotionally and mentally, I think of this man, and remember… he was a stranger who chose me of everyone on that train, and made me smile when I needed to most.