Friendship means not caring about distances. It’s the love
for each other which beats within. Once upon a time when I was in college and thought
that the wonderful feeling of being together, that is friendship. True it was,
but it’s not closeness which is a pre-requisite for friendship as I had thought.
Friendship grows even over distances.
This time that we have spent together, and the sense of
belonging which I have felt with all of you, it’s a blessing, a miracle which I
never hoped for when I moved here. Work was work, with no expectation to mix
play into it. That’s where you all proved me wrong. That is where I have been
so blessedly corrected. All these moments together in this past year have been
a journey, every second of which I have felt safe and loved by each one of you.
The jokes and thoughts which we shared, every moment has been full of laughter.
If I look back, I can vividly remember the exact moment when I met each one of
you. Then I never knew how all of you would enrich my life, and be such
wonderful friends/guides to me. Every moment that we have spent together will
always shine for me, and make me feel content. It has been so easy for me to be ‘myself’ with
all of you, no facades ever required. Tea was just an excuse to get some time
together, and the talks have still not finished.
Time is slipping by so fast, and I find myself wanting to
stop it now. In a few days all of us will be at different places. I wish I
could do something about it. Sadly this is how it is. This is how change kicks
us, jolts us, and makes us realize what wonderful people have loved, protected
and comforted us through our journeys. But
no matter how much it pains us, just that we had each other here for so long, I
am thankful for it. You are my family and ‘my people.’ And so it shall be
always.
Distance can never break bonds. It can bring you even closer
if you give it a chance. Thankful to have each one of you, thankful because I
know it will not end here. We will progress through our lives and our
friendship. Everything will grow and these moments which we had together, the
memories of our times will put a smile when the going is bad.
Here today and forever, that is how I know it will be.