When was the last time that you heard from your college roommates?
My best roommate just called earlier this evening. I realized that it has been a long while since we last spoke. At least a year and a half. Far too long for me. It’s been even longer since we saw each other.
So what has happened since our last visit? The dynamics of a good friendship are amazing. From the crazy antics of university life to careers and marriage and children. If someone would have said that to us fifteen years ago, I think we would have laughed ourselves into hysterics.
But still, the dynamics are still there. He called and it was like we had just talked yesterday. Almost. We did have a bit of catching up to do.
There’s certain comfort in hearing an old voice from our past. Especially when it is one that helped get you through times that you thought were the end of your world. And one that was there when you were having some the best times of your life, at that point in your life.
I hope that I have inspired you to track down that person or at least invoked some memories that had a little bit of dust on them. Don’t forget your youth, but don’t live in the past. Enjoy and appreciate what you have now, also.
Thanks for calling Rick, we’ll use my dime next time.