We’ve all been there…
I’ve had friends…who I loved…who I couldn’t imagine my life without. Friends who were dear to me. Friends…best friends…you thought would stick around forever.
And then you move. Or they do. Or something happens and life just leads you in opposite directions. You swear to remain close. You call, you write, you think of each other.
And then one day you are talking about them to someone else and say, “I used to have this friend who….” Or “I knew this person who…”
And suddenly, someone you know became someone you once knew.
And you heard they had another kid. Or got divorced. Or their mother died…who was like a second mother to you once. And you mean to call. But it’s been so long. And maybe they don’t miss you like you miss them. And so you don’t.
Years go by.
You barely think of them anymore. And when you do, it hurts.
So one day you pick up the phone. You say hello. And they know your voice. They remember.
And it’s just like you were never apart.
Or maybe it isn’t.
But you’ll never know…until you reach out. Make that connection. Change that someone you once knew back into someone you know.
Before it’s too late.
