In the movies you always see people meeting strangers in random places and learning their life stories, but that had never happened to me...until today when I met “Mama O.” She was awesome.
Which leads us to a greater thought: Our culture is obsessed with competition and comparison; we can't simply appreciate things for what they are. Preferences are fine, but often, people act as if they have to hate one thing in order to remain loyal to the other. That's bad.