Humans are defined by the web of relationships that they form. When we are born, our parents are the first ones with whom we establish relationships which is unique as it has a great influence on the personality we develop later on in life. As we start going to school, as a child our world expands and we get to meet new people in the class room & take first few steps in the relationship called ‘Friendship’. As we move up the class from school to college and then to job, the people with whom we interact gradually become friends and we share mind space with them. But, every Relationship including ‘Friendship’ is dependent on a lot of variables & normally comes with a shelf-life of its own. We can defiantly prolong and in a few cases take the relationship to the next crest before it falls down. Time and distance are two important impediments to any relationship (even in this 21st century connected world).
Just think of how many friends from school you are in touch with.. now. In spite of the social Networking sites which have helped all of us to find long lost friends from our school, the euphoria of having re-discovered those friends dies down within weeks. It is but natural.. we grow as individuals over the years & even though, we do feel nostalgic about the good old days but our priorities change. We look at these friends from the Prism of the Present which may bring about a different set of feelings then what used to be.
Life is like the water of a river, the water has to meet the ocean some day. And relationships are like the river-bed on which the water flows. The water has to leave the riverbed as it moves along & merges with the ocean. As, it moves along, it does carry a very minuscule amount of sand from the river-bed towards the ocean and forms a Delta at the end. So, it is futile to shed tears or have regrets for those relationships that have reached their expiry date. That is what it was meant to be.. if neither of you in a relationship could find the next upswing before it went downhill. So, it’s better to move on then ponder too much.
Get a move on in Life!
P.S: True Love in a relationship makes its shelf life tend to infinity as the two individuals are committed to finding the next high.. no matter what. So, it is Love which binds a couple, parents to their children and vice-versa, devotees to god and even friends together. But, in most cases Love is Lost when we lose faith on the other partner. Most of us still keep the skeleton of the relationship going.. in a futile attempt to re-discover it.. Alas, that never happens and it brings more sorrow upon us.
So, it’s better to let it pass.. Never regret it.. As said ‘Relationships’ are the river-beds on which the water flows.. water can carry that many sand pebbles only.. not all.
