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The One

I remember people telling me, when you meet the right One, you will know.  When your eyes meet, no words will need to be said, you will know.

It was a short meeting, less then thirty seconds to be exact but I knew that they were the One for me.

I felt her iman (faith) and saw her purity, I knew she was the One.

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on the street – Saigon

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You know how some people leave a SUBJECTIVE impression on you ?

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By the wall, on the footpath, sits a Vietnamese woman, about 25 years old.

Her hair is all over the place, she has no shoes, her clothes are rags. An old empty bag lies next to her on the ground. The skin colour of her feet and ankles tells me she hasn’t had a shower for a long time.

It’s VERY unusual to see this in Saigon.

I slow down in case she asks for help, but she is in a world of her own.

“Hm… give her something ?

Stop being such a bloddy doooooo gooder Haiko !!

Just keep going, you can’t be helping strays and waifs all over the place.”

Looking back I see a Vietnamese man stop and give her some money.

I walk back the way I have just come and order a baguette from the stand on the road. A baguette with pate and meat and all vegies they put inside.

Walking past her for the third time I hold out the baguette to her.

She stares at it for a few seconds. Continue Reading →

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