easysurfer
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Been missing a friend that moved away a few weeks ago.
I suppose because of the finality of probably never ever saying hello and chatting again in person.
Yet, I've done the math. We really weren't hang out buddies but more like pleasant acquaintances. About once a year, maybe run into each other a couple times, so that's only like about 5 minutes of actually encounter time. So, if she didn't move away and we lived 20 more years, that's only about 100 more minutes of encounter time. But the finality of knowing the end is still emotional.
I think of other people too. People in the past who I've lost touch with as I will probably never see again. So in a sense, they are gone from my life. Or even relatives. Some I only see maybe once a few years if there is a family event or crisis. So, with that math, that's not many times of actual encounters before we pass on. Yet, because there's no official finality, things don't seem so sober.
Talk to me ... .
I suppose because of the finality of probably never ever saying hello and chatting again in person.
Yet, I've done the math. We really weren't hang out buddies but more like pleasant acquaintances. About once a year, maybe run into each other a couple times, so that's only like about 5 minutes of actually encounter time. So, if she didn't move away and we lived 20 more years, that's only about 100 more minutes of encounter time. But the finality of knowing the end is still emotional.
I think of other people too. People in the past who I've lost touch with as I will probably never see again. So in a sense, they are gone from my life. Or even relatives. Some I only see maybe once a few years if there is a family event or crisis. So, with that math, that's not many times of actual encounters before we pass on. Yet, because there's no official finality, things don't seem so sober.
Talk to me ... .
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