Friendships
So long since we've all sat down in a circle to catch up and tallk about our lives, albeit with all the burden we may each be carrying. I am thankful that I met this bunch of kids who are so ready to share and care. The idea of Union really brought all of us tgt despite the different faculties we're from, perhaps the dynamics of our group are just in the right proportions. I love my friends, I really do and I really enjoy dinners and catchup sessions like this. One year later, all of lives have changed to perhaps include another significant other in our lives; we bring with us our stories to share and that really warms my heart.
Recess week is finally here and I'm glad it started on a good note from dinner with Thingies. It's been awhile since I thoroughly enjoyed a night out with friends not worrying about academics, I'm really glad. So it just got me thinking, how I've let go of so many friends the past year. Today Prof was just speaking about friendships with our peers, and the hard truth is that we rarely move along life with all our friends. We're there for each other at that very stage in life, but we start to lose each other when we no longer have shared experiences. We always recount the past just because we barely have anything to talk about in the present. That just struck a note in me, on how much I've stopped trying and make efforts to maintain those friendships. It's all too easy to say that you have no time. But honestly, life is so tiring that even if you do have that bit of time, if you cannot maintain it overall, or that it requires too much of you; do you think you can commit to it?
Friendships are commitments; less than a relationship with a significant other, but it still requires almost similar amounts of efforts. I need to stop ridding myself of these commitments, just because they are still so close to my heart.
Recess week is finally here and I'm glad it started on a good note from dinner with Thingies. It's been awhile since I thoroughly enjoyed a night out with friends not worrying about academics, I'm really glad. So it just got me thinking, how I've let go of so many friends the past year. Today Prof was just speaking about friendships with our peers, and the hard truth is that we rarely move along life with all our friends. We're there for each other at that very stage in life, but we start to lose each other when we no longer have shared experiences. We always recount the past just because we barely have anything to talk about in the present. That just struck a note in me, on how much I've stopped trying and make efforts to maintain those friendships. It's all too easy to say that you have no time. But honestly, life is so tiring that even if you do have that bit of time, if you cannot maintain it overall, or that it requires too much of you; do you think you can commit to it?
Friendships are commitments; less than a relationship with a significant other, but it still requires almost similar amounts of efforts. I need to stop ridding myself of these commitments, just because they are still so close to my heart.