Passing Ships in the Night

I was introduced to several people who had played a part in the  chaos in my life for 4  years. 

The first one was a worker who got a little too comfortable with her boss. Her boss had fallen ill and she decided that she should take up the role of "wife", although the wife was still very much in the picture 🖼️. This makes it really awkward interacting with her even with the language barrier. I would see her while I am working and just pass by her not a glance, nod or acknowledgement of her existence.  Forced to have to work somewhere else after the passing of her employer.  

There was another who was introduced in passing and it was only during the introduction I realised what was happening and it caused such a strange interaction. Like why would I want to be introduced to someone who is clearly disrespecting someone I love dearly!! I even found the introduction disrespectful to me. Almost like trying to make me complicite in this chaos. The whole thing made me so uncomfortable that if I am to see her today I wouldn't know who she is. She is literally a stranger as the one person who was our connection is gone to the beyond.

Then there was another who I didn't meet her formally but had seen her in passing. But to know that money that could have been saved to take care of other matters were being given to her is disappointing. How are families expected to deal with such betrayal? Bring disadvantaged while others benefit financially.  That interaction was so fleeting that I can't even say  that we actually met. 

Last but not least was one woman who was always on the periphery who, now that I am older, had done things that count across very suspicious 🤔🤨 Having interacted with her in many situations and having little to no confirmation of disrespect, if I see her and we lock eyes I will give a polite hello and move on. If we do not lock eyes I simply lock away and pass like a ship in the night. 

The one link to these people is gone and I have no reason to remember not one of them. However, passing this one person on a regular basis reminds me that just because you met someone means they deserve your attention.  It is ok to pass them straight.