Old Friends

 The invitation came in the mail.  A friend's daughter was getting married in the Catskills.  My wife hadn't seen her friend in 18 years.  I hadn't seen her in 28.  I told my wife she should be flattered she was invited after all this time.  "We're retired; let's go!" So we did.

She looked about 20 years older but sounded the same.  My wife and she started talking as if we were living next door again and had just seen her 2 days ago.  I felt it too.  Amazing.

 Why would it be that way after 20 years?  What makes certain people "impossible to forget".  

I  do think good friends are hard to find.  Someone that you are honest with [ and is honest with you] and have shared experiences with and that builds a bond that doesn't get broken through the decades.  That love makes your friend impossible to forget and allows you to literally pick right back up where you left off. 

So lets be grateful for the friends we have and always be willing to cultivate new ones.  And if you are able, don't wait to see your old friends; twenty years is a long time!

Pax

Joe