It's so strange that our life is so dynamic...as we age our priorities change and we transform ourselves into completely different human beings we were a few years ago...today suddenly I am missing my school friends...remembering the time we all spent together creating so many cherished memories..even though it has been more than a decade we are out of school, but we have been in touch throughout...yes everybody is busy in their life but we always made it a point to visit home once a year when we could have a get together kinda thing...we did that for 3-4 years...and we all thought that we should be able to do this for the rest of our lives....we all were wrong...life changed, priorities changed, we all got busier...some of us are out of the country,some have stepped onto the next stage in life...became parents to cute babies or are on their way to becoming parents...some are battling bitter break ups...some too tied up with life...we all do visit our hometown...but not at the same time,we visit when we can make time.Even though all of us wish to meet each other, share our stories and adventures, success and failures, good and bad experiences but we can't. Yeah facebook, twitter, whatsapp have helped us not to forget each other. But we have drifted...even though we wish, we cannot attend a dear friend's wedding...even though we wish we cannot be by the side of a sick friend, even though we wish we cannot see the joy of our friend becoming a parent....the thought of it pains us, saddens us, makes us feel helpless as we know we cannot do anything about it. Such is the fact of life!
When I was growing up, I always used to ask my mom where are her friends? why is she not in touch with her friends and when she used to tell me that as we age things get complicated and we lose touch with friends, i did not believe her. I used to tell her that I shall never be like her..I shall always be in touch with my friends...today standing in this crossroad of life, I understand how it feels.People with whom we have grown up, people who perhaps know us better than even our family members, people with whom we have shared dreams and hopes, people whom we dearly loved are now no longer part of our lives.....Today as I write this, I remember all the beautiful moments I spent with my dear friends...the laughter, the joy, the togetherness, the crazy times will always be with me even though we may not meet in years and decades...and I apologize that I haven't been in touch, haven't picked up the phone to say hello, haven't mailed or messaged to say that I miss you all.... may be someday in near future we all can meet again and create more memories to last a lifetime !!
