Synchronicity Alert #4: Huey walks into Huey...

... and the Universe Conspires with Him

Background: I read about this guy in an article in the November issue of Smithsonian Magazine. It is about Aaron Huey, who one day decided to take his dog Cosmo for a walk. To New York. From California. He reminded me of my friend Devrim, and the nomad spirit in general.

The passage below is an excerpt from the article. It captures one of those wonderful moments when the universe conspires to help you unexpectedly and with perfect timing. Has this ever happened to you? Pay attention, it happens all the time.

"HUEY, ILLINOIS - For the first hour out of town I am flying. The beats in my headphones make me walk fast and make me raise my fists in the air on this shoulderless highway. Shoulderless but not soulless. There is much soul here today, and five miles out of town there is a town called Huey. Population 200. The post office is open. I am told by the woman inside that it is the smallest post office in Illinois. Ten feet by ten feet. Orange tint to the sky with some grand sailboat clouds that pass over a place where many 18-wheelers park. Another restaurant... People smile at the highway man. They do not see people like him very often. That is worth it. The smiles. The questions. The how you do it. Check on Cosmo and fill up her water. Feed her some meat scraps from the kitchen. When I come back inside, there is a $20 bill sitting on my table on top of my bill. I think a couple that had been listening to me talk left it for me on their way out. I didn't even get to talk to them. I smile. I was going to run out of money tomorrow. Now I will not."

Smithsonian Article
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