Recently I got active with my college reunion efforts. we are completing 25 years of graduating out. It was a revelation of sorts about friends who we think would be the same after 25 years. Friends are a mixed bag. Those I thought were naive have turned out to be really smart and those I thought were average in academics have actually turned out be academicians or quite successful in life. I am also coming across friends who have lost their spouses and facing life with gusto, but sadly there are also friends who , as a student, I thought were quite dependable but have actually become aloof and are not showing that much interest in the reunion efforts. Those I thought were aloof during college days have turned out be friendlier now and want to keep in touch.
But the close group of my friends, touchwood, have remained the same. Maybe because we have been in touch all these years. Despite the absence of a social networking platform like facebook for a large number of years we have managed to keep in touch with each other and are able to bond with each other the same way. Though we don't meet in person, we are able to share our joys and worries with the same comfort level as it was 25 years back. I can vouch that friends are necessary to give us a different perspective of matters in life and it does help to have so many shoulders to share your burden.
But the close group of my friends, touchwood, have remained the same. Maybe because we have been in touch all these years. Despite the absence of a social networking platform like facebook for a large number of years we have managed to keep in touch with each other and are able to bond with each other the same way. Though we don't meet in person, we are able to share our joys and worries with the same comfort level as it was 25 years back. I can vouch that friends are necessary to give us a different perspective of matters in life and it does help to have so many shoulders to share your burden.
