Nameless Relationships.

When it comes to relationships, I have lived my life in the Straight and Narrow.  I usually have a specific name for every relationship I have; it has a definition, a boundary and protocol to follow. There are some relationships in life that overlap into many relationship spheres or have nothing that can be defined; I call them "Nameless relationships", for a lack of a better term.  I use the word "nameless" in a really broad sense of the word. These are mostly faceless people, who I have never met in person, whose words, either in voice or typed, I read and listen to-for instance-there are people on the radio or an author of a book or a newspaper article I read or someone I know via the cyberspace or the customer service representative over the phone. Can it be called a relationship?  I am not sure, for although it's hard to admit, they do influence my life in subtle ways...  Like all "proper" relationships, I know what they let me know, but I have no way of knowing in a tangible, physical evidence manner, if what I know is true. I only feel the vibe of their spirit through the space, but I have no way of validating what I feel.    There are also people with a face, who fall in the "Nameless" category, these are the ones I meet for just a few minutes, at a bus-stop or a store and then never again or don't share anything more than a mere nod of the head or a "Hi" or maybe a seat. But it is a sort of relationship, for in those brief moments we hold each others attention and sometimes see the world through each others eyes. I don't know anything about them apart from their general demeanor and mostly, even that escapes my attention unless there was something very unusual about the person.

For some reason, I ponder over all these various people who visibly or invisibly, named or namelessly share a relationship with me. They add value to my life. They add the spice to the otherwise mundane, have to do the things that need doing, taken for granted everyday life. I guess I have been very lucky, I have relationships with quite a few, really amazing people in radio and cyberspace, although it is sometimes not interactive.  Through the radio waves, I listen to the various musicians, artists and writers, and pay attention to the talents they share. Through cyberspace I have come across some amazing "Net-pals". When we type-talk- we discuss/share our art, wisdom, anecdotes of our lives, poetry, stories, insights, music, and other interests.  Each of them, in their own unique ways, have inspired me, provoked me to think in ways unlike my own and given me a broader view of life.  They fill me with a sense of awe about Life's myriad varieties.  Since I haven't met any of them in person, these are my cherished but Nameless relationships. Or maybe these relationships have a name-Maybe they are from the same cosmic soul pool as I am, so they are part of but separate from me. Hmm.. that makes sense to my right brain but not to my left brain(giggling).  Does that make any sense?