It is odd how some seemingly small events can change what path your life takes. I have been helping with orientations ever since I joined school and at each orientation we hear from the Dean and the academic advisor for the faculty of science and school of engineering. Our dean once told this story which is so remarkable, it is set in my mind.
Dean of science is a biologist, and she told us that when she joined college some decades ago, she took an elective called something like ‘principles of logic’ or ‘logical reasoning’. The first day she went to the class, the professor came in and started going on and on about predicates and leibniz and stuff that did not make sense to her at all. while everyone else was taking notes vigorously, she was getting confused. so after class she enquired about the class from the guy sitting next to her and realized that the class was NOT an English logical reasoning class, unfortunately it was a mathematical logic class.
and after 5 years… the guy sitting next to her became her husband
— i wonder how many people who we meet like this .. the small events in our life..actually turn out to be milestones. 
Very true. You never know which moment in your life is becoming what. Many times we set priorities and importances without knowing these. Probably a moment that you thought was unimportant becomes a great part of your life. A friend whom you never thought is any worth could be your biggest asset.
It comes to facts that I have been overlooking. Do I meet my cousins at least once a year? With all the work schedule and career importance that I assume, I generally tend to play down the importance of relationships? I feel sad that I did not visit my country even once in the last one year.. may be this december I should go. Then I can attend jalsa too and meet many many long lost contacts….