Saturday, February 21, 2009

Old friends

"...Jenny?"

"Oh my GOD!"

Think of the relationships and circumstances that yield this sort of exchange. It requires a dear friend, absent for a while, and seen by surprise where not expected.

Think of maybe running into someone at an airport that you knew in college but haven't seen for 15 years. Or someone you used to work with, at an industry conference where you hadn't even thought about them being there but once you see them it makes sense. Or a reunion - probably all reunions of big groups will have exchanges like this.

It's a particular kind of assured love that yields it, nothing less.

But then, you have to think, if that deep and timeless love is there, why are these people apart?

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