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The chosen one

“ This is the greatest gift God can give you: to understand what happened in your life. To have it explained. It is the peace you have been searching for. ” ― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven It was March 5, 2015 in a clinic; it was a regular check up for my mother. We entered the waiting room; an old lady was sitting there with her son. She saw my mother and then they just started the conversation. As I expected, they wanted to know whether they had something in common. My mother: “ Are you going to meet Dr. Anton? ” The old lady, “ Yes. How about you? “ My mother, “ Yes, I will see him too. How old are you? “ The old lady, “ I am 80 years old. And you? ” My mother, “ I am also 80 years, we are in the same age. How many children and grandchildren do you have? “ The next conversation was really about how many children and grandchildren they have.   And they continued to talk like they  met before. I sat and pretended to read the newspaper,