Visit from Afar

Recently, it was that a friend of ours, visited from afar. Crossing the seas, travelling on land, she arrived, excited about meeting her childhood mates.

From weeks before, we in the city, planned for a fun get together, but a lunch is all we could manage. After much deliberation, though we said the food don’t matter, we finally arrived at a consensus, the eatery and time established.

All looking forward to the meet and greet, we gathered to welcome our schoolmate, the one and only PL, the founder of our WhatsApp group. It was her initiative, that re connected friends, some who we had not seen, since leaving school .

An afternoon of enjoyable company, speaking at the top of our voice, sharing the food, was like old times again. Catching up on one another’s life, laughter flowing, along with the iced tea. When it came to the desserts, it was the dividing of the sweets equally, down to the very last spoon, that displayed our bond of friendship.

With promises of more such meetings, we parted . A time well spent, filled with fun, why even the rain couldn’t play spoilsport. Our bodies nourished by good food, our souls nourished by the love of friendship, we left feeling renewed .

The last advice from PL, one that tugged at all our hearts, never mind what life holds for us, make time for friends, meet often and let the bond of friendship grow. For, it is said, friends are those who are better than us, not smarter, but more generous, more kind, more forgiving , more appreciative and more loving .