When the Universe Decides to Reconnect What Was Once Lost

Have you ever felt that some connections are just waiting for the right moment to return?

Few days back something truly unexpected happened; I reconnected with an old friend after more than a decade of silence... Life had moved on, misunderstandings had widened the gap, and honestly, I never imagined we’d speak again... But sometimes, the universe quietly works behind the scenes, gently nudging two people back toward unfinished conversations...

A few months ago, my husband Tarun was scrolling through WhatsApp statuses when he stumbled upon one shared by Monu; a name from the past... The three of us, Tarun, Monu, and I, had once been close in our college days... Over time, a misunderstanding led us to drift apart, and in my hurt, I had deleted her contact...

But that day, without thinking much, I saved her number again under the name Monika Madan... Why? I’m still not sure. Was it just impulse, or something more?

Not long after, I heard that another schoolmate, Monika Mehran, wasn’t keeping well... Intending to check on her, I casually picked up the phone one day without my reading glasses and accidentally called Monika Madan instead...

Her daughter answered... She told me her mom wasn’t well and promised she'd return the call... I didn’t think much of it and moved on with my day... Little did I know, that small misdial was about to open an old door...

When the phone rang again, a familiar voice greeted me. “Who is this?” she asked...
“It’s Ritu,” I replied, “I was trying to reach Monika Mehran.”
“You have the wrong number,” she said...

But that voice… it stayed with me...

Have you ever felt a voice pull at your memory like a forgotten melody?

I checked my call history, and there it was... I had called Monika Madan, not Mehran. I paused... My fingers hovered, and something deep within urged me to call again...

This time, I reintroduced myself properly and explained the mix-up...

And then… we talked...

We didn’t just exchange pleasantries, we opened up... For over an hour, we shared our stories, heartaches, and milestones... She told me about the recent passing of her mother... I listened, and then I shared too... Slowly, the space between us started dissolving... It was like rediscovering a piece of yourself you had long forgotten...

On 26th June 2025, she visited me... That day, time stood still...

So much had gone unsaid... In our years of playing roles; as mothers, daughters, wives; we had tucked away the thread of our friendship... But that day brought it all back, raw and real... We didn’t need apologies... We needed presence, acknowledgment, and space to feel...

Have you ever sat with someone after years and felt like no time had passed; and yet, everything had changed?

That reunion wasn’t just about catching up... It was about healing... We realized how much of ourselves we had left behind in trying to be everything to everyone else...

Later that evening, Tarun called... He asked, “How did Monika look? Did you both feel surprised seeing each other after so long?”

Oddly, I had no answer... We never paused to notice appearances... No talk of clothes, weight, aging... As women, surprisingly, none of that mattered in that moment... We were immersed in words, emotions, and silent understanding...

Isn’t it strange that sometimes the soul recognizes before the eyes do?

It felt like sitting with a doctor who knew your emotional history; one who wasn’t there to judge, only to listen... And in that sacred space, we both began to heal, in ways we didn’t know we needed...

If we truly commit to growth be it spiritual, mental, or emotional and if we trust the universe, then the universe finds its own way of aligning us with the right people... The ones who trigger growth, healing, or reflection... The ones who remind us of who we are beneath our daily identities...

But the question remains:

Do we notice when the universe is trying to reconnect us with something meaningful?

The choice is always ours...

It’s our free will that decides whether we welcome these reconnections or walk past them... Growth is not just belief it’s also brave action... Recognizing such moments and embracing them may be the very thing that transforms our journey...

Maybe it was never a wrong number...

Maybe it was the universe making sure we finish what we once began...