  Almost Knowing I cannot speak for the rest of humanity, and possibly not even for a fraction of it, but I have experienced many a time of being in the state of “ almost knowing ” or what other people would prefer to call de ja vu and often wonder if the rest of the world goes through the same.
It’s that split second when you see a person for the first time and a glimmer of recognition hits you. In that same split second, the other person’s eyes cloud with confusion as both of you begin to scramble for a name, hesitating to make the first hello wave to what maybe a complete stranger. And then the moment passes. And the more you see this person (if you do see that person again at all) your belief becomes stronger that whatever recollection you may have thought you had was just a fluke.
A short circuit in the entangled mess of memories. Sometimes, when romantic whims strike me, I’d like to believe that this phase, the split second of nearly remembering someone relates to our past lives. The possibility of knowing the soul, if not the mortal shell it is bound to, could be the reason to the state of almost knowing. And yet, human as we are, dependent on the physical senses as we are, we keep only seeing what our eyes, show us.
And only on moments when we are taken off-guard, like seeing a stranger for the first time, do we remember what our soul remembers. But then these are whimsical thoughts with no basis whatsoever. However, for the record, some of these “strangers” with whom I thought I recognized, I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to get to know better. My best girlfriend Awit was one of them; Sweetie urlLink Alex was another; ex-office buddy Jeff as well. 
