A Chance Encounter is Also Fate 👘

Proverb - Proverb ๑ "A chance encounter is also fate" (Sodesuri au mo tashou no en) In Chinese, it can be translated as "萍水相逢也是緣" (Píngshuǐ xiāngféng yěshì yuán) or "有緣千里來相會" (Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiānghuì). *Sodesuri au: Refers to the brushing or bumping of sleeves between strangers when passing each other on the street. *Tashou no en: In Buddhism, "tashou" refers to "past lives" or "future lives." Therefore, the entire phrase means: Even a trivial event like your sleeves brushing against each other as you pass by on the street is a karmic connection formed in a past life. [Additional Notes] Besides "袖すり合う" (sodesuri au), it is also often written as "袖振り合う" (sodefuriau) or "袖触れ合う" (sodefureau). "他生" (tashou) can also be written as "多生" (duosheng), referring to experiencing countless cycles of reincarnation. [Synonym] "Even sharing the shade of a tree or the flow of a river is a connection from a past life" (Ichiju no kage ichiga no nagare mo tashou no en) Meaning: Even coincidences like two strangers taking shelter under the same tree or drinking from the same river are due to karmic connections from past lives.