surviving the distance

there were a lot of people/friends who left recently, so many that its actually kind of hard to keep track already. some of them left for another country while others for the promise of a better career in another company. regardless of the reasons, we all arrive at that point wherein we make the big leap - throw all caution to the wind - and just plunge head-on. while parting can be quite emotional, its only temporary. sure, there's grief, emptiness and feelings of sadness but people are resilient and the heart, given time, does not miss forever. but who did leave already - gib, thebeth, mel, elmer, jordan, jowell, ali, kj, reden, michelle, rhaleigh - ugh, all in the same year. who's next? pretty soon, everyone i've known will be gone. i'm sticking because in a way, my position remains promising and its foolhardy to just throw that away. besides, life as i know it is different now - i've come to the reality recently that i have responsibilities.

the real question is whether if, after intel, our friendships survive. in a way, i already know those that will survive, but for the others i'm not so sure. those that survive will likely be those that will really make an effort to keep in touch, on both sides. i keep telling myself that given the multitude of means to communicate today, that shouldn't be so hard to do. the fact is that is easier said than done. the good thing though is that though there are varied levels of friendship, what remains true is that real friendship survives distance and its lack of togetherness. i know this because i have friends who i meet probably the most twice a year, and yet during those few times we hang out, we talk as if we just had coffee last night. i don't know how but you just know that it is the kind of friendship that lasts forever, because it endures.