What I have enjoyed doing this year is reaching out –
reaching out to dear ones who have been away from my radar for so long
(physically) and yet whose thoughts have never taken a back seat and whose
importance have never gone away and never will. It does look like a long
sentence now J
As time goes by there are so many things we end up taking for granted. But
somehow in all the so-called busy schedules that dictate our lives I guess we
all need to hang on to those precious times when we feel enriched, contended
and happy. Reaching out to people does that to me but I haven’t done that in a
while. I’m glad I managed to get out of the rut and there’s no stopping.
Suddenly I feel so excited and blissful J
I am thankful to friends with whom I haven’t interacted for
so many months and years…yet they were always there...all it took was a phone call. And it just takes off
from there. Nothing really changes, it’s as if we’ve been together all the
time, albeit situations have changed and we have all got accustomed to what
life has brought along the way. The camaraderie, the smiles and all the
laughter has remained intact. We’ve all grown older but there’s a beauty to it
and there’s the fun of discovering how life has transformed all of us, of
course, for the better.
I remember ganging (is there a word like that ??? :p) up in
college for any small occasion, maybe a visit to the shops, visiting the town
or just walking to the classroom together. The fun of doing every little thing
together was so much exhilarating…simple minds, simple thoughts, simple days
and living simple lives. Time has made us all complex but I take it that we’ve
all been embracing life bravely…the good and the bad and things can only become
more exciting…
Above all things, this year I feel good thinking about my
two close friends Caroline and Elizabeth with whom though I have not really been out
of touch for ages, yet couldn’t manage better than an occasional phone call or
a forwarded text message. One living in a different town and one in a faraway
city, we can pass days without a hello but a simple ring can see us talking for
hours on end. Whatever the distance between us, our friendship has preceded
many events in our lives and I am grateful for what we share. Thinking about
them and the plans we make even for minute things make me smile J
Talking of which, this coming year we plan for the start
of a journey of a lifetime…By God’s grace there will be many… but for a huge
start we are planning to take a month off and see the world, places we’ve all dreamt of
visiting after seeing them on postcards and magazines as kids and on the net as
we grew older. It may seem as just another trip to many, but for us it’s not
the money involved (of course it will pinch) nor the hotels or motels but it’s
the time we would strive to spare against all odds and the thrill of traveling to
places together. Things may or may not materialize but the seed of thought that
has already entered our minds have made life so exhilarating for the moment and
I am enjoying every minute of it J Its such a nice way to start hoping for the new year
JJJ
