"Who Are You?"

When I was in high school, I would walk down the hallways, passing many people everyday. I saw many faces pass me by, and some days I just wondered, "Are you any of these? Do you go to high school with me, pass me by in the hallways everyday, and I don't even realize that you are the one for me?" I thought once that I found you, but I was sadly mistaken. And I had to stop and wonder, "Where are you right now? Are you younger than me, sitting in a classroom with your peers? Are you my age, possibly sitting in the same class with me right now? Or are you older than me, and maybe even out of high school already?" And I look around me, and I ask myself, "Who are you?"

When I go out into town, and go to different places, whether it be a store or a fast food restaurant, I look at my surroundings. I see the young man walking up the aisle, looking for bread, or I see the guy in front of me ordering his food to go. I think to myself, "Are you here? At this moment, are we in the same building and don't even know it? Could you possibly be in the same grocery line as me in Walmart and not even realize that the young woman two people behind you is me, your future wife? Could I possibly be ordering the same meal that you did not even five minutes ago in Wendy's?" I ponder on this, and I have to ask myself, "Who are you?"

As I go around my college campus, I see many faces everyday. I hang out with many people within the course of a day. And sometimes, as my days continue, I wonder, "Are you even on this campus? Or have you already graduated college? Are you still a year or two away from entering a big part of your life? Have I only seen your face, but haven't met you yet? Are you one of them? Are you one of my friends that I hang out with constantly? Do we perhaps sit by each other in class and not even consider that we are meant to be? Are you........?"

And I ask myself, "My dear.......who are you?"