Friendship … usually a blessing … and sometimes a source of pain. Never joy without sorrow.
In life, we meet many people, some temporal and some eternal. Some you think would be eternal, but whom are really temporal. There can be that click and you absolutely gel; yet, over time, you realise paths diverge and people leave. Some you thought acquaintances, then you realise at the end of life, they have always been there.
When people leave, you may feel relieved for some. Those usually do not leave a scar. Then there are those who leave and that leaves you devastated. These leave a deep scar, often right to the core of one’s soul. They may leave by actually walking away. They may decide to leave because things fall apart. They may decide to leave because there are conflicts and issues that cannot be resolved. They may find that paths are diverging. They may find ideals changing. People may change.
What may often happen also is that people don’t even realize they are walking away till it’s too late. By their actions, the gap widens over time. You may try to tell them that it’s happening but they will deny it. They will say it so often that they even believe it themselves. There is betrayal even in that. The promises to care and love forever no longer mean what they used to. Then one day, they wake up and realize they are no longer there and have not been there for a long time. Though they thought they had remained.
Regrets will remain but things will be changed forever. Once it simmers into ashes, it will never be the same again.
Personal Thoughts 