Where are those friends of yesteryears?
What are they upto in life now?
How has life treated them so far?
Well, faces and their childhood innocence to serve as a constant reminder that they had once existed in a person's life. Would we be able to recognize them now. Thanks to www.orkut.com and the net, being in touch with friends and acquaintances of the recent past is a happening thing.
As we grow up, supposedly "mature", we tend to have expectations from our friends. There are some points of appeal in him/her. Blessed be the friendships that have multiple mutual planes of interactions. We start picking friends. We become cynical of people too. We get hurt by simple things courtesy the people around us. The so-called matured mind starts filtering people before converting them to friendships and relationships. That is all now, when we have grown up.
But what about those friends, who were all part of our lives. In fact more than a part of our lives. Where our lives seemed to revolve around them, and life without them seemed to be impossible. We shared a lot of joys together. How simple things brought us unlimited joy?
Now, we are no longer together. We don't even know as to what the other is doing. All that we can hope is that they are all doing great. The irony is that the separation was not induced. It was not due to loss of face/respect, irreconciliable differences or whatever. It just happened.
Childhood friends - more like seeds of a pollinating plant - the Mother Earth herself. Now, they have all dispersed and turned into beautiful fruits. Would each fruit recognize the other now. Thankfully, we are still under the loving embrace and care of the Mother Earth.
Lastly, a dangerous question. Even if they were to meet, would it ever be the same as before.
PS: I have used "We" everywhere. The author believes that this phenomenon is universal. Such nostalgic thoughts would have definitely embraced each person's life at some point of time or the other.
2 comments:
Its universal and they wont be the same...atleast deep inside. the more socially conscious ones will change their external apprearance like a chameloen to suit the current situation...in this case, you...
I feel that one who is him/herself with the changes that had occured over time is a person who is true to him/herself.
Seeker: btw, could u clarify on what ur comment to my blog on nostalgia meant..
Emperor: think i commented on some people instantly changing their behaviour to suit the situation...thats cool i guess until one actually notices them changing. then its makes one feel gussed...like, one might think "hmmm...do i really know this person? why is he/she so differnet with me...is he/she being him/her self with me?"
Seeker: there is nothing constant in life but change.. the dynamics of change.. and believe me, my dear friend, it is not instantaneous..
people evolve.. and evolution takes time.. in fact ages.. well, to be honest, they continue to evolve till they are united to where they actually came from.
so didnt know if that comment was criticising me.. of all ppl.. well, i think everyone changes.. and hopefully, for the better.
Emperor: :) i was not criticising you...if i did, then i suppose you thought that you are constant while i changed. infact, its my feeling that both of us are the same old bastis...of course, i got bolder recently! ;) but i am essentially the same.
i was referring to some of my other friends...non BITS.
hehe, but then...i should have expected you to instrospect on each and every word i say...sorry bout my style of expression. will state with clear examples next time instead of generalising!
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