To Those Of My Past,

You were most likely a best friend, a family-friend or someone I looked up to. We might have known each other from our neighborhood, school, church or from some other connection. And for some reason or another, we stopped communicating. It could be because you moved, changed schools, we got into a stupid argument that never got resolved or life just pulled us apart for various reasons. Regardless of cause, I want you to know that I’m so glad that our paths crossed.

Whether we knew each other when we were really young, during happy times or hard times, or through short periods or long periods of time, know that I’m grateful that you were there to make me laugh or to cheer me up when I needed it. Thank you for being there when I needed someone to talk to. Thank you for introducing me to cool music, movies, games and TV shows. Because of you, I still hold a lot of interest in the stuff we did many years ago. And, because of how young we were, thank you to your parents and your families for the lunches and dinners, for picking me up and dropping me off at home and simply acting as though I was part of your family, too. We made so many memories that I will never forget. In fact, I still tell stories about you and the things we did to this day.

I also want you to know that I miss you. I miss talking to you; I miss spending time with you. I think about you all the time. I often wonder what my life would be like if you were still part of it. I still remember all your birthdays, and when it comes to be that day I always whisper “happy birthday” to myself, hoping that you’ll hear it in spirit. For some, I think our time was cut too short. I think that we should have had more time together. But life has a funny way of going the totally opposite way we want so I know that the time we spent together was meant to happen.

I’m sorry for writing as though you’ve died. I know you’re alive and well though –– we’re friends on Facebook for a reason. But, I know not everyone posts every little detail of their life so I hope you’re doing well, and I hope you know that if you’re going through a tough time, everything will be OK in the end. Everything is temporary. From what you do post though, I’m glad to see you’re all successful in your own ways: in education, work and in life in general. I’m so, so proud of you. There’s an odd sense of comfort knowing that even though we don’t directly talk to one another, we still have a way to check up on one another.

So with all of that being said, thank you again for being in and impacting my life. I wish you nothing but the best. And who knows, maybe we’ll see each other again one day.

Sincerely,

An old friend