6 degrees of separation

Have you heard of the term 6 degrees of separation. You know people, those people you know, know other people and on it goes....and sooner or later you are going to find some link to famous people, infamous people or people who can help you in some way shape or form.
 
Well there is another interesting point about this kind of connection  - and that comes under the headings of coincidences and karma.
 
Imagine sitting in a coffee shop somewhere, and you watch the people around you - have you noticed the group of people who are making snide comments about the people around them. What they are wearing, what they are saying. These people have no idea who they are talking about, but they don't care.
 
Now imagine what would happen if the person who is being talked about overhears their conversation - shrugs it off and heads to work. Closely followed by some or all of the group who still don't know who he/she is. Imagine then being part of that group - who walks into a bank and is confronted by the same person they were laughing about just minutes ago. Will the bank manager be more or less likely to give "good" service? Of course the bank manager may be a professional and not make a comment about the group's rude comments overhead, and treat the group with dignity and respect - even if it could be warranted that they didn't "deserve" it.
 
And what of those casual encounters we have every single day of the week. If we believe in "karma" ie., you receive that which you put out....put out negative energy and you will receive negative energy. Give away smiles and you will receive smiles...try it - it's infectious. But what would happen if the result of your action is not immediate, as in the example given above, but several months if not years down the track.
 
Today I received a phone call from a gentleman. He was interested in some training that we ran. The interesting thing is - the last time I saw him - several months ago, he was so drunk he could hardly stand up. But I remembered his name. It was also interesting - he remembered mine - drunk or not, he remembered me. He had no idea until I picked up the telephone that I worked for an organisation that ran training on a subject that he needed assistance in. The point is - when I first met the gentleman I could have dismissed him as being a drunked fool - and he would have noted my name and made a mental note that I had been less than disrespectful to his state of being at the time. Would he have still been willing to talk to me had I done that. I don't know. But I do know that every interaction that we have today can make a difference to you at some point in the future.
 
So as you go through today, remember it may only be a casual encounter with some passerby, or sales assistant - but they may have the power of your future in their hands.  So learn to treat each encounter as an opportunity to make deposits into your karmic bank, and you will receive far more in return.