I was on Amazon, searching for some product.  Since memory isn’t my best subject, I can’t remember what I was looking for.  I was reading the reviews, since they often help me.

One person said this:

It corresponds to my needs

I stared at the words.  My research came to a halt.

What an odd and distant thing to say.  Instead of “It works really well” or “I like it.”  Thoughts of a breathing human being.

I started to imagine what the “corresponds” fellow or woman was like.  Do they use the same conceptual language with their partner, with their kids?  Are their human relationships mostly business deals?  Are they separate from the juice of life, the touching, the smile?

Who am I to know someone after hearing five words from them?

They may be a glowing spirit

But I wonder …