I have been thinking about old friends that I don't talk to or have contact with anymore. These are people that at one point in time meant a great deal to me. I don't have causal aqutaintences like most people, I prefer to make a friend for as long as time permits. There are 2 that stick out very clearly in my mind. I am not going to use there names, just in case they might read my humble little blog, the situations are a dead give away! The first was the longest friendship I have ever had. He was a very different person when I met him back in 8th grade. Very shy to most people, but had some friends that he knew from other places. We did not get along. I got along with most people, but he rubbed me the wrg way. But a mutual friend of ours had us together alot, and as time passed, we began to form a friendship that would span almost 9 years. He and I had very different intrests, but being the capitulant person I was, (and still kinda am) I gave in and took on some of the intrests he enjoyed. You know what, I started to like some of them too! My love of the stars, and the cosmos came from him, My intrest in Star Trek also came from him. He was a profound person that could get me to do almost anyting, but I liked it. He made me leave my comfort zone and that made me a better person. We were joined at the hip when we were in school, There was rarley a moment that we were not together. We laughed at the same things and I think that he was really one of the only people who knew the true me. I was at my weakest and strongest when we were together. There was no fronts for either of us. He knew all my darkest dreams and secrets, and I am quite confident I can say the same for him as well. Time we spent together always went to fast, and we were reluctiant for it to end. Time though made fools of us as it often does, we went our seperate ways after high school, We remained friends all that time, but never as close. I miss my friend, I still think back on our time together and smile, at that time in my life, I was happy. Now our friendship exists as 140 charecters on Myspace. Life goes on in many forms, and we choose where we live in the greater plane of existance. Most choose to move on, to expand there ideas, and seek out new memories to fill themselves up with. I choose to stay in a place where I am comfortable and happy, and that is no life at all. Life is not worth living, if you are not going to expand your understanding of the universe and all the wonders it has in store. We only grow if we have the courage to go out and try. I am not going to bore you with the story of my other friend, but he was a very special person, who acted as teacher, preacher, big brother, and confident. He taught me that there is more to life then just what we see with our eyes. Life and the wonders therin are everywhere. The smells that are carried on the summers wind, or the soft sound of a stream trickling thru a forest. Stop for a second everyday and just stand still, for one brief second you can feel the energy of the rest of the universe filling you up like drink. It is a remarkable sensation. So please take time to remember the people who matter to you now, and keep the memories of those friends past to stay alive within you. They were your friends for a reason..... Remeber that!
