Are we in touch?
“Keep in touch” – our fingers automatically type these words when we send an email to our friends. But if we ask ourselves the question, “Are we in touch?” the answer predominantly is a strong NO. I was lucky (or unlucky!) because I had the opportunity to study in different places. Eventually I met up with a lot of people and had made them friends. When it was time to shift base, I would be feeling very bad to leave the place and my hard earned friends. It is really hard to make friends with someone in a short span of time and given my reserved nature, it is even harder, and hence I use the phrase, hard earned friends. I would be rendered totally speechless when I part with them. The only words that I could manage would be, “Lets keep in touch”.
As a software programmer would put it, the above scenario will be executed in a loop. I change places, I change schools, and I make new friends but never ever try to keep up my words. It is not that I didn’t want to but I never cared to. Yesterday, I got a call that made provoked me to think about this. My 10th classmate called me all the way from India. It had been close to 4 years since we had any kind of communication between us. I barely could recognize his voice. I was ecstatic to speak with him. We spoke for nearly an hour and before we hung up, he asked me, “When you left Madurai, we decided that we would keep in touch but it has been close to 4 years since the last time I called you up. You didn’t even bother to inform me that you are going to the states. I had to call aunty (my mom) and get your number. What kept you all this while from not calling me?” All I could say was a SORRY!
We make good friends in life but we are so much lethargic to call them up or send an email once in a while to let them know that you still remember them. I’ve decided to give life to the words, “Keep in touch” from now on. Guys, if you think, you’ll know with how many good friends you’ve lost touch. The count would be alarming. Is it not?
“Keep in touch” – our fingers automatically type these words when we send an email to our friends. But if we ask ourselves the question, “Are we in touch?” the answer predominantly is a strong NO. I was lucky (or unlucky!) because I had the opportunity to study in different places. Eventually I met up with a lot of people and had made them friends. When it was time to shift base, I would be feeling very bad to leave the place and my hard earned friends. It is really hard to make friends with someone in a short span of time and given my reserved nature, it is even harder, and hence I use the phrase, hard earned friends. I would be rendered totally speechless when I part with them. The only words that I could manage would be, “Lets keep in touch”.
As a software programmer would put it, the above scenario will be executed in a loop. I change places, I change schools, and I make new friends but never ever try to keep up my words. It is not that I didn’t want to but I never cared to. Yesterday, I got a call that made provoked me to think about this. My 10th classmate called me all the way from India. It had been close to 4 years since we had any kind of communication between us. I barely could recognize his voice. I was ecstatic to speak with him. We spoke for nearly an hour and before we hung up, he asked me, “When you left Madurai, we decided that we would keep in touch but it has been close to 4 years since the last time I called you up. You didn’t even bother to inform me that you are going to the states. I had to call aunty (my mom) and get your number. What kept you all this while from not calling me?” All I could say was a SORRY!
We make good friends in life but we are so much lethargic to call them up or send an email once in a while to let them know that you still remember them. I’ve decided to give life to the words, “Keep in touch” from now on. Guys, if you think, you’ll know with how many good friends you’ve lost touch. The count would be alarming. Is it not?
6 Comments:
I still keep in touch with my old friends..from kindergarten to college..but it gets tuf somtimes..especially when someone gets married or become busy in other things
Yeah, Its kinda tough......But isnt it amazing to get a call from some of your oldest pals?! :-)
I keep in touch with most of my pals. We meet up once or twice a month...its like a ritual. for those who are not in the same place we make it a point to call each other or atleast message once in a while but it gets difficult at times...
$ Shikha - Good! It's amazing how you maintain your contacts :)
$ Neema - It is! That too, when you start chatting you feel nostalgic, and that feeling is amazing
$ Ramblings - Wow! I'm trying to do this but for one reason or the other I falter. I have one of my friends who is as close as 10 Mi from my place but I havent visited her yet :(
Looks like, Im the one who is losing touch, all ya guys seem to be perfect :)
keeping in touch is definitely difficult.. U move to a different set up and they move to a different setting.. and finally when u do meet up u have so little in common that after an hour or so u r at a loss as to what u want to say..I guess life is like that.. But do try an keep in touch !!!
$ Vidya - Yea, it is actually tough. But, I guess its high time, I start inculcating this habit of keeping in touch!
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