Sometimes when you haven't seen an old friend you were close to in a very long time, you are tempted to think that they fill only the spaces in your mind and heart that are comprised of memory. Not so. I found out on Tuesday that an old friend I was very close to passed away, and it has broken my heart. Wide open. I hadn't seen this friend for 13 years. Doesn't matter. When I learned of his illness in November I reached out to him and his words to me confirmed what I was feeling as well, "Hearing from you really meant a lot for me. I love you. Always have.". Just typing those words is making my hands sweat and my heart race. His loss is an enormous one for his family, the community he served with such passion, and the friends he saw on a regular basis. And yet, while we hadn't seen each other in a very long time, I feel his loss, too. I'm surprised at how much so, actually. I think it is just proof that when you love someone, it doesn't matter how long goes by without seeing each other. When you love someone, that love remains eternal. It doesn't go anywhere just because they do. I don't think love knows past or present, it just is. It just is.
I love you, Rob. Always have.
4 comments:
sending you love from way over here xx
I agree with you in what you say. The same happened to me this summer. I still think at him, and misses him, and don't understand it at all. He was just 26 years old and I never thought that we would never see each other again when I met him he few years ago. <3
I'm so sorry for your loss.
So sorry about the loss of your friend Issa. Hugs and love.
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