This thought might be a strange one to jot down.

Each interaction with someone of a different age is a little like time travel.

| ————— X ————————————|

| ————————— Y ————————|

Each of us is on a different timeline. That is, started at a different time, likely will end at a different time. Let alone the actual time, but the “maturity timeline” so to speak. Each of us is a different amount along the path of maturing.

So when we meet people at different points in the timeline, it’s a bit like traveling back or forward in time. You can see a little bit, what it was/will be at that point.