Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Only Now Do I Realize
The Reverend T
This man is (and always has been) a better friend to me than I have been to him. We've known each other for well over 15 years and have been close for most of that time. I have moved from city to city and state to state and despite this fact he has never wavered in his commitment to me as a friend. He truly has been like a brother to me. These days our visits are few and too far between and half the time I don't even return the man's calls but still he hangs in there faithful to the last
Yes, I know that I suck as a friend so don't rub it in!
But now my good friend is moving far far far away and I fear that we well never see each other again. Even though we don't see each other very much at all now it was comforting to know that he was just a hour away and that we "could" spend some time catching up if we wanted to do so. We won't be able to do that anymore.
I think what I am realizing is that I have taken my friendship with The Reverend T for granted and am now having to come to grips with that fact. I am afraid of how our friendship will change now that he lives on the other side of the country (literally) . I am afraid that I may have wasted too much of what was a great friendship and may now have to put up with the annual generic Christmas letter. I know I deserve no more than that.
I don't have any resolution at this moment because I am only just now realizing what I am losing.