Occurences

1. A man in a pickup truck with a snow plow drove by. We continued shoveling the end of our driveway by the main road, because the snow there was so deep we couldn't get out. We were cold and emotionally drained. A few minutes (yes, minutes) later, the man came back. He began plowing the snow. We got out money. He drove away and waved it off. Then a moment later, we saw he was turning around again to finish the job more properly. We thanked him profusely. He drove away. So did we, smiling for the first time together that day.

2. Standing in the shower, with dim lighting, a hair falls from your head imperceptibly, and sticks to your wet calf. Moments later, the strand of hair crawls down your skin and you feel satisfied and attentive to it. The next time it happens, you notice more acutely the sensations. You and the hairs that trickle down your leg in the shower with the warmth and the water travel down the drain and flow to unknown places.