Archive for the “Friendship” Category

Remember when you were young and your parents told you that most of the people you were best friends in high school would disappear from your life after high school?  Remember not believing them?  Mhmm.  Now, do you remember when almost all those people disappeared?  I do.  I remember thinking I was so close with some people, and then when graduation came and I no longer saw them every day, things just started to fade.  Then I made new friends in college and things seemed to be different.  But ultimately, it was just the same.

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Over the years I’ve had to part company with a few friends and many casual acquaintances.  Everyone has.  It’s an unavoidable part of life – you can’t stay in touch with everyone even if you want to.  Granted, some of the people I’ve lost touch with were because I made the decision to sever the ties and move on, but sometimes it was simply because we lost touch over time.  I’m now faced with the harsh reality that I’m soon going to have to say goodbye to a friend that I’m closer to than anyone else.  Not because either of us want to, but because he’s leaving the continent to start his family and take his life in a new direction.  It’s less than a year away, but I’m trying not to think about it just yet; because when I do, I feel like I’m losing one of the best people in my life right now.

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