What ever happened to those people you knew in high school? I can clearly remember saying to myself and others that I would always keep in touch with so-and-so and that we would never not know what was going on.
Well, ten years later and I can count very easily on one hand the number of people I have kept in touch with from then. And to be honest, it has only been very recently that we have caught up again. I've begun to realize that those friends you make in high school may not be there forever. Not that they aren't still good friends, but thinking that they will be as close to you now as they were then is a huge overestimation. I have grown much closer to friends met outside work or school than before. Even those in university that were great friends; I have not talked to in four or five years.
After moving around a bit on this little rock, I've started to meet some people that seem to stick a little more solidly than those ones when I was a teenager. We share many more things in common, and we enjoy each others' company. Most likely they are some of the first to be reading this and that's just great.
I can't say that those friends from high school are any less my friends now than they were then, but we just haven't kept in touch and I don't even know where most of them are. I am almost certain they haven't the slightest clue where I am. I hope they are well, and I miss them of course, and if they ever stumble upon reading this maybe they will give a shout out and let me know how they are doing.
So, best friends forever? It exists, but I believe that those relationships may not all start on the playground at school, some start in the weirdest places on earth, when you least expect it. I am thankful for all the friends I have now, and those that I have not been in touch with in a long time. I'm sure as time goes by, I will meet some again, and of course meet new people as well.
-Another great day
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