I recently caught up with friends I had not seen in a while. We reminisced about years gone by, old friends and how things we once believed had changed. In the midst of this discussion, I realized how life changes as time marches on.
Often from our perspective the change is imperceptible. We sometimes do not notice it until we see someone we have not seen for a while. Then we realize that each of us are no longer kids (as we remember) but that we have kids...AND grandkids. That life, and time, has not stood still.
As we talked, I realized how life has a way of quickly bringing people together but just as quickly tearing them apart. I was told of friends who had divorced and others who we just lost track of. And of one who met an untimely death. Funny, it seemed, albeit a lifetime ago, that we would never be apart.
As I tried to digest the changes that had taken place among "our group" it dawned on me that we had allowed the vicissitudes of life to call the shots. And while life make take us in different directions, there is NO excuse in the modern world for not staying connected. And to that end I have promised that I will not allow friends to drift totally out of my life.
My challenge to you is to do the same. I understand that jobs take us away and people move every day. But everyone has a cell phone these days. (Including some youngsters who shouldn't) The Internet reaches just about everywhere. Most of us are accessible 24/7...well at least 18/7. Don't let time chip away at your friendships. Reacquaint if you must.
To my reacquainted friends, I am glad you're back in my life. You know who you are. We'll be in touch.
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and, welcome home
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