It had been a long day and my husband was working late so my best girl and I decided to pick up from a favorite of ours, La Madeline.  As we were waiting we met another mother and her little girl several years older who were doing the same thing.  I was drawn to them instantly and I could just feel their deep love for one another.  Her mother had a serene radiance about her and her daughter was luminescent.  I encouraged my little one to go and make friends.  Within seconds, these two girls were holding the window seat like a barre; the ballerina extending her body like a graceful gazelle while mine was carefully extending her legs explaining karate kicks.  Pretty soon my little one started looking swanlike and the gazelle started learning defensive kicks.  They were so darn cute, the two of them.  Without having a child it is not as easy to just walk up and speak to strangers.  What a shame.  I think we miss out on so many opportunities for relationships.  They say Americans are known for smiling.  Kids or no, in these divided times I believe now more than ever we should try simply saying hello to one another.  Who knows?  It might lead to a new friendship in your life.  I feel blessed to have met this beautiful child and her sweet mother.  The Irish poet William Butler Yeats once said, “There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.”