I wish I could know.. I went away to college... years away. It was hard to leave friends, but I knew I'd see and talk to them again someday. Two of my best friends, within weeks of talking to them, they passed away. Both incidents happened years apart, but both died exactly the same way. And both.. I had just recently gotten in touch with again... only to lose both just weeks afterwards.
Even sadder.. I had premonitions of "losing a best friend" and I did nothing to warn either of them, ignoring it like it was just a dream, when in reality, it was a vision.
But when I did speak to them, it was as if we picked up right where we left off. For the one friend, I hadn't spoken to him in over 4 years. The other friend? At least 6 years. I still call them my best friends because I grew up with them. Life happened and it caused us to not talk as much anymore, but like I said: When they are your best friend.. you pick up right where you left off, no matter how many years apart you were.
Both losses caused me to write what was in my heart.
Certainly a pain that no one should ever have to endure... it is as painful as losing a family member. I cannot call them up. I cannot change what happened.
> Certainly a pain that no one should ever have to endure
And yet... almost everyone does, at one point or another, endure that sort of pain.
Perhaps it's better to not have to go through that sort of pain in your youth, but when older and you have more perspective and experience, which may help to put the pain in to a context which may help alleviate it some?
Even sadder.. I had premonitions of "losing a best friend" and I did nothing to warn either of them, ignoring it like it was just a dream, when in reality, it was a vision.
But when I did speak to them, it was as if we picked up right where we left off. For the one friend, I hadn't spoken to him in over 4 years. The other friend? At least 6 years. I still call them my best friends because I grew up with them. Life happened and it caused us to not talk as much anymore, but like I said: When they are your best friend.. you pick up right where you left off, no matter how many years apart you were.
Both losses caused me to write what was in my heart.
One Life, Old Man ... http://www.confessionsoftheprofessions.com/one-life-old-man/
The Loss of a Best Friend ... http://www.confessionsoftheprofessions.com/loss-best-friend/
Certainly a pain that no one should ever have to endure... it is as painful as losing a family member. I cannot call them up. I cannot change what happened.