It’s hard to notice when you’re young, but life moves fast. Just ask an older person about their youth. They will answer as if it was yesterday, because to them that’s what it seems like. After many miles down the road, memories keep things fresh. Youth was long ago, but the visions are of yesterday. Experiences, mistakes, challenges, successes, failures and friends, for me most of all friends.
I am a collector, like many others it’s a way to hold on to the past. It’s not things that I find important, but people and the memories of our experiences. Many people have crossed your path when you’ve lived into your 70’s, some close, some casual, but all important in different ways.
Throughout life friends and acquaintances have had an impact on our life leaving us with lessons learned, good and bad, but valuable none the less. The most valuable for me is that life without friends is hollow. Everyone needs friends, even Tom Hanks character in Cast Away chose a volleyball and called him Wilson. I keep the memories of my friends close to my heart.
Some friends you see often, some rarely, and others are just a faint memory, but all have impacted your life. People may call me lucky because I have friends from school, work, hobbies and clubs. Frequency of our visits varies, but each time we meet conversation picks up where we left off, almost like no time has past. Life changes but friendships anchor us to the past.
Other people may disagree saying they’ve had enough of others and would prefer living on a island away from everyone. All I can say is ‘you do you’ but for me I like the interaction with people. Of all the things I’ve collected over the years the most valuable are people and the stories they share. Sure, it’s a nice feeling to buy a new car, gadget or a fancy collectible but the joy is fleeting compared to the friends you’ve collected over the years. “Just Saying . . .”
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