Kids, this is the story of how I met your mother.
Back in my time, I had an idea that love was fallacy. It's not real and it was for losers. But everything that I believed in was changed when I met your mother.
Kids, the Universe will stop you into going to a deep hole that would make your life miserable. The Universe has its ways in the world and I can't begin to explain on how it constantly moves. But what I know is that it's never wrong, never late, and always at the right place.
It was a sunny day when I stepped out of the old apartment. I was craving to eat at this local restaurant down 7th avenue but I turned left instead of going straight because I remembered that the old restaurant is close every Sunday and kids, up until now the old restaurant is still open. Anyways, I turned left because there was a hotdog stand near the flower shop. I was hungry and I needed a snack. After eating the hotdog, I came across this garage sale. The owner of the garage sale was a WWII veteran. He told me his war stories in Warsaw. He said that he fell in love with the city even though it was destroyed by Germany. "Even though everything is in ruins, beauty is seen" he said to me. I saw an old picture of his regiment, an old picture of him and tanks, and a letter of his father to him when he was in Europe.
I checked out the things for sale in his garage sale. An old calendar, baseball cards and clocks were seen throughout the place. After checking out everything, I stumbled upon a WWII Zippo lighter for sale and surprisingly it doesnt have damage and still intact. I asked the wonderful old man how much is it but he gave it to me for free for being an awesome listener.
I parted ways with the old man and settled down to a coffee shop near his place. I entered the coffee shop and there she was, I saw her sitting down waiting for her coffee while holding a cigarette. Kids, I know that smoking is bad for your health but with coffee, you would think otherwise. Anyways, I saw her there as I was in line. Usually people wouldn't like long lines to get their order but that day when I saw your mother for the very first time, I could just stand there and just look at her sitting down with her unlit cigarette in her hand.
As the barista walked towards her to give her the coffee she ordered I started to panic because I thought she was leaving so I just ordered a bottled water and told the cashier to hurry. When the barista gave her the drink, she stood up and walked towards the smoking area. She checked her left and right pockets for a lighter. I walked towards her with the zippo that the old man gave me then I touched her left shoulder. As she turned around I smiled. When she looked at me, I knew that day that I will spend every waking moment with her.
Now kids, why is the little details important in the story? Because everything is connected. If I walked straight towards the old restaurant instead of going left, then the timing wouldn't be right. There are millions of coffee shops in the city and if I haven't met the old man, I wouldn't be in that coffee shop and I've never met your mother. But instead, The Universe worked its mysterious ways and made everything right.
That day when I stepped out of the apartment I never knew that my life would change forever. Maybe one day that will happen to you too but let's not think about it. Because it will happen at a day when you least expect it. Because maybe life isn't clear or maybe it's in ruins but, beauty is always seen.
And kids, that is the story of how I met your mother.
