"Do you believe in soulmates?" he asked.
"Perhaps, I do," I answered.
"Why?" he breathed out a short laugh finding my answer to be funny.
"Why? Is it wrong to personally believe in something like soulmates? It may be childish or foolish, but who cares. It's like another person believing in mermaids or aliens, it's just they choose to believe and they do. Why'd you ask?" I asked, curious as to why he was bringing this up.
"I don't know. It's 'cause isn't it stupid to believe that somehow, one way or another you're meant to be for someone? So what's the point of even trying to fall in love, yet not knowing who really is your soulmate?"
We sat down on the rocks at the usual place we hang out and I answered.
"I'm not sure, but it doesn't hurt to fall in love with someone, not your soulmate. I mean a soulmate isn't just a person you have to fall in love with; for me, personally, I believe soulmates can be other people, not just a love interest, or even things."
"Things?! Are you kidding me? Why do you even think that?" At this point, he was just completely confused yet even more curious than he was.
"I don't know, too, but there isn't really any rule book that says a soulmate has to be just a person -- and most importantly, a person you have to fall in love with. I believe that you can connect with another person in a single click, almost as if you two were never strangers; but it's not just strangers as well, I mean your best friend, family, your cat -- I believe can be your soulmates as well."
"Well, what about how "things" can be your soulmates? How do you explain that, huh?" Emphasis on the "things," just to show how insane and completely stupid my answer was.
"Maybe if you found something you love or were passionate about, that you didn't even know was possible until you started doing it, then that could be a connection. A connection that you, yourself, didn't even know about. A connection to your soul. That's how a "thing" can be your soulmate."
"Can sleeping and eating possibly be my soulmate?"
"Ha, ha, very funny, but no. It's because you already know you love doing those things."
"You're right. Do you really think someone out there is the person for you?"
"I don't know. Maybe. We'll just see. If that person shows up, then he shows up. If he doesn't, then he doesn't. I'm not all for that soulmate searching thing -- I just believe in it. Why are you asking all of this again?"
He was scratching the back of his head and let out a sigh.
"I don't know. Because the thought of all this love, soulmate, connection, it's all so unreal and crazy. However, it suddenly got me thinking that, what if I married a person that wasn't even my soulmate? Will I never get a chance to be with my soulmate then?"
"It's like you're not even listening to whatever I've been saying. Your soulmate can just be a friend."
"It's just crazy as well, how that person can just be a friend when you connect on such a different level."
"Don't worry, life's just crazy. It has been for the 19 years we've been born. It's all up to you on what to believe and what to not believe. It just makes life more interesting that way."
"I'm glad I asked. Hey, look! There's the sun setting."
"I wish sunsets never ended."
