I'm coming into work early this week to open up for the builders and the first one here is the accountant for the compliance centre which shares the building with us.  Abruptly and quite unselfconsciously this morning he started singing what sounded like a traditional indian song of some sort which was unbelievably beautiful.  I don't know if it was a prayer but it had an almost transcendant quality about it that suggested the hand of divinity.

It reminded me that I see and talk to some people each and every day and really haven't learnt anything about them.  I will endeavour to ask him (I don't even know his name) what the song was about and which religion he belongs to.

I should try and take more of an interest in those around me.  I should make more of an attempt to make contact with more people in general.  Sometimes I just coast about doing my thing and not even trying to connect with people outside my sphere of influence.  I should call old friends I've fallen out and out of touch with.  I should make a few apologies and tie up some painful loose ends.

Life's far too short and friendship far too rare a creature.