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I could spend a minute writing a decent description of myself so you could understand me better. But fuck, are you worth my time?
Its hard for me to explain how I feel affected by the passing of someone not related to me, someone I was probably never acquainted with; who if ever walked past me, went unnoticed.
Yet strangely life events as such leave me thinking - about my own life, my friends, and how much they mean to me, even if I put them down at times or fail to respect them. Even if I say or do fucked up things. Nevertheless you can be assured my friends do mean a fuck lot to me. These thoughts somehow affect the very core of my mind and the thinking process leaves me one rung higher up in the ladder of maturity we climb in life.
I’ve some friends who’ve lost next of kin, the closest blood relatives in life, and through that I’ve learnt to treasure my family more, screwed up as it is, in subtle ways. I’ve lost a friend before, a truly beautiful individual who brought smiles to my life and free froyo along with it. Through which I learnt to treasure my friends more. I’ve lost a caring senior, who’s demise only came crashing down in reality years on, when I looked back at the bigger picture with a whole new mindset. The list goes on, it can only get longer. However so does life, yet life gets shorter.
Chin up. If you missed the chance to hang out due to work and other commitments, or missed the “see you soon” where the soon never really happened. Its not too late to scroll through your phonebook, glancing at names and wonder who you’ve missed out through life, hectic as it might be. Sometimes a little text to check on how they are doing may indeed make the world of a difference to a friend, or to yourself. We often get caught up, in our school, our work, our play. The people in the middle of our social circle will move and change as life progresses. Yet in the battle for success, do keep in mind that its a war, and no man should be left behind. Its hard to live a life without regrets, but the last on the list of regrets should be to lose a friend. I’m not preaching, I’m speaking from the experience of someone with regrets.
So take time to remember people in your past, friends who’ve drifted away after you’ve sailed on. Not everyone’s on a speedboat, some are waiting for you on life rafts.
Remember,
The friends who have walked on by,
Kept in corners of your mind.
Or maybe the first friend you met,
Even those you’ve upset.
Its not easy to keep up,
As we’re all growing up.
Yet how much time does it really take,
To check if they’re doing great.
Remind those around you now,
To hang out for awhile.
When a friend seems to have trouble,
Be there for them on the double.
For anything else you can procrastinate,
But in friendship do not hesitate.
Deepest condolences to seeting, amber, sl, nicole, and all other friends affected by the passing of a fellow Dunmanian.
