Seasons of friendships
On June 9, 2011
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This year a friend and I have been having dinner with each other once a month – a time to catch up, to chat and enjoy each other's company. I have really enjoyed the time to connect and now it is coming to a close, as he is about to embark on a stint in the USA. It has been a pleasure to grow the relationship.
When we were in Pretoria there were a few of us who had Tuesday pizza & beer night – a consistent, same place event which gave everyone an opportunity to be open and lay it all out there. It was a group that fostered great honesty and openness, mainly due to the level of trust between us all. In that case we were the ones who left to move to Cape Town, and then that time was no more.
Things come to an end, seasons change, people move on, we move on. I like the flow of things. Yes, there can be a sense of loss, but the change gives us an opportunity to create something new, build a new relationship, or just to savour another. I miss my friends in Pretoria, and I will miss this friend when he leaves, but I look forward to the new relationships I can forge with others.
Go well Stéfan – enjoy changing the world.
Thanks, Duncan; I enjoy the mutual inspiration!
One of the qualities that I appreciate about good friends is that, even when I haven’t seen them for years, getting back together it feels like very little time has passed; we just have many new stories to share. In a sense, our friendship started on that foot: meeting however many years after varsity and just “clicking” again around a cup of coffee; sharing a determination to improve this world in some way or another.
I’m grateful that the world has shrunk so much that people can stay in contact despite thousands of kilometers separating them.
So, it’s cheers for now, and not goodbye!