Individually similar

It’s interesting that we spend so much of our time trying to be like no one else, to be completely unique in some way we define and the rest of the time we spent trying to some glimmer of similarity between ourselves and others, some means to feel connected and like someone else.

I’ve noticed in this my 31st year that most often I feel that sense of connection most profoundly and happily when I find people that share experiences, thoughts or idiosyncrasies that I don’t understand or even feel embarrassed about.  Particularly if I find only one or two people, it makes me feel not unique but rare and being rare I’m not like everyone else, but I’m not alone either.