I lost a best friend once, but now I found him again ... and the magical thing is that even though our lives have been running parallel for around 10 years, the love between us has never diminished and we moved on from the point that we left it.
I lost my phone book when I went back to Singapore for the first time in almost 3 years in 2000., since arriving in Australia. It was a great loss, not only because of all the contact phone numbers which I had not backed up, but also the little notes that I wrote in there to remind myself of the pain of losing someone. At that time, I still had my core contacts via email, so I didn't worry too much, but there was a particular friend that I missed, and miraculously, through a dream he had, that brought me back to him, we reconnected.
After going through all possible avenues to try to contact me (even trying websites to see if somehow I had gained fame), he wrote a letter to my home address and my kind brother Julian, typed it out for me. I screamed for joy when I saw the letter and the memories flowed ... I had missed him a lot.
The reunion was bitter-sweet. Bitter because of all those lost years but sweet because the connection we had, had not faded. It is so wonderful to find something that we lost once, and so good to know that our core values have kept our hearts together.
In his latest email, he "returned" a poem that I sent him almost 10 years ago on the 3rd April 1996. I had forgotten how much I loved that poem, but then it is probably because I have it ingrained in my everyday life, I live and breathe it. It was and still is a wonderful gift and like he said, it is time for it to resurface again.
Friendships lie on my very core and my relationships define who I am. I am proud of every relationship I have with my family and friends and if I don't say it enough, I just want to say "I love you all" once again ...
Around The Corner: By Henson Towne
Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine
if, we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim"
"Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner!- yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir"
"Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. Don't be afraid to express yourself. Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you. Because when you decide that it is the right time, it might be too late. Seize the day. Never have regrets. And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today. It doesn't have to be the kind of boy-girl type of love, it may be the friendship that you treasure and the love that you have for your family members and relatives. Somewhere in time, you will feel regrets of not telling someone that you've lost, how much you love them. So, don't let that happen to you.
Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine
if, we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim"
"Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner!- yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir"
"Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. Don't be afraid to express yourself. Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you. Because when you decide that it is the right time, it might be too late. Seize the day. Never have regrets. And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today. It doesn't have to be the kind of boy-girl type of love, it may be the friendship that you treasure and the love that you have for your family members and relatives. Somewhere in time, you will feel regrets of not telling someone that you've lost, how much you love them. So, don't let that happen to you.
I don't think I wrote the above passage, but like I said before, I must have it ingrained in my life. It was probably during a time when I faced the possibility of losing my grandma, which opened my eyes to the importance of expressing love whenever we find the chance. Now, I hug my parents every single time I see them, and it leaves a very special feeling in all of us. If there is one fear that you must conquer in your life, let it be saying "I love you" ...
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