A proverb meaning even a chance encounter is the result of fate or predestined ties; small meetings should be valued.
駅で偶然再会した彼女に、袖すり合うも多生の縁だねと言った。
When I ran into her again at the station by chance, I said, 'Even a passing brush of sleeves is fate.'
小さな出会いも大切にしようという意味で、祖母はよく『袖すり合うも多生の縁』と言っていた。
My grandmother often said 'even a chance brush of sleeves is fate,' meaning we should cherish small encounters.