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Sunday, October 09, 2005
At the moment, I'm sending messages via MSN or SMS to people whom I think I have taken photographs with during the Grad Night last year. Why? On impulse, I decided to read through the posts that I have posted in the past, and read a post which mentioned the Grad Night. It sparked me that I have not gotten the photographs taken back then, from anyone, regardless of whether I'm included in the photograph. So... I asked a number of people, and found two photographs with myself in it. There should be more, and hopefully I'll get more of the photographs with myself in it. (Note: I'm not obssessed with myself, but I do not think that I should ask people for photographs of others. Well... so yeah.)
Anyway, the 2 photographs were pretty well-taken. The photographs gave me vivid recollections of what happened back then. Unknowingly, I started smiling to myself as I recalled about the laughters and the fun we had. Albeit the fact that the food we had that night wasn't exactly worth our money, the company of my friends outweighed everything. Unfortunately, not all of my close friends attended the dinner...
On that fateful night, as I bade goodbye to those who were on the same train as I was, many things came into my mind. Being someone who thinks a lot, and especially during the night, I could not help but think of what will really happen to us as we age and progress. I just kept thinking as I was on the familiar route back home.
Today, we're all busy with the commitments and burdens laid upon us. Friends whom we do not see everyday start to fade away, slowly and silently. Why? I'm not sure why, because it happens to me too!
After reading the previous posts, I proceeded on to ask my friends for the photographs. Not only did I ask them for the photographs, I took a little time off from my games, and chatted with them. And getting to know that they are fine and enjoying life is indeed heartening. I also sent Gary a message asking him how were the Promotional Examinations. Even though we are in the same campus, our lecture timetables were very different, maybe because he takes Biology, whereas I take F Math and Physics. I only get to see him during the Chemistry lectures and in the morning when he's sitting down with his friends. Yet, all these times when I see him, we seemed to only have the time to smile and wave to each other...
Perhaps, just perhaps, we should just stop what we're doing for a while, and probably catch up with the ALMOST forgotten friends who are dangling by the edge of your memories. I'm sure we can afford to spare a couple of minutes- I'm sure.
People say that friends come and go. However, do our friends go because they want to? They have to? Or simply because we let them go? Well, it could be a mixture of reasons, but I believe, in most cases, especially in such a fast paced society, friends come and are just simply forgotten.
So, have you forgotten your friends? :)
*Disclaimer: This is not a post to help any of the providers earn money. You can choose your own form of contact IF you think you want to ask how your friends are getting along.
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