Still thinking on friendship.
As noted in the previous blog, I have friendships that have been (up to now) lifelong. They are full of deeply textured, woven together memories, so that a word or cue is all it takes for us both to have the same idea, the same plan, the same laugh. We remember each other when we were babes or even babies. We remember each other when we had no wrinkles and every friend still had hair.
We are loyal not only to one another, but to those dear children we remember each other being. I think we are as protective of those children as we are of our present selves, and rightly so.
More and more of us are losing the other folks in our lives who remember us as children - our parents.
Then there are new friends. Newer by relationship and some newer by age. Bright as a penny, full of mystery and the unknown, each conversation reveals more things about each other that delight us and make us eager to learn even more. We feel protective toward the newness, and with a true budding friendship, are very careful to guard it against harm.
Because in that way, several years from now, they, too will be an old friend.
Really cool, huh?
Friendship, friendship, it's a perfect blendship!
When other friendships have been forgate,
Ours will still be great!
A lottle-dottle, lottle-dottle, chuck, chuck, chuck!
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