OK, this thread will either be interesting or a total train wreck, but here goes:
My biggest regret is not making more of an effort to stay in touch with my friend Lawrence when he moved to Vietnam.
It was back at the end of Grade 5. He was my only friend (cue the tears
), had been since Grade 3, and we were quite close. He only lived 4 houses down from mine, and we basically spent those years living with each other. Needless to say, it hit me pretty hard when he moved away. Never heard from him again.
It's funny, but now I can put that as one of the biggest reasons why I've let so many relationships deteriorate. Call it a preemptive strike; "I'll leave them before they leave me! Ha ha!"
Stupid, I know.
Beyond that, though, I often thought that I'm not "worth" the effort. I mean, if my best friend wouldn't even once attempt to get in touch with me, what does that say about me?
I can see now just how flawed that thinking was; for a young kid the gap between Vietnam and Canada is nigh-insurmountable. I think we take a lot for granted now with the Internet, but before that... well, pen-palling sucked.
I still think about him a lot. Still miss him, too.
My biggest regret is not making more of an effort to stay in touch with my friend Lawrence when he moved to Vietnam.
It was back at the end of Grade 5. He was my only friend (cue the tears
), had been since Grade 3, and we were quite close. He only lived 4 houses down from mine, and we basically spent those years living with each other. Needless to say, it hit me pretty hard when he moved away. Never heard from him again. It's funny, but now I can put that as one of the biggest reasons why I've let so many relationships deteriorate. Call it a preemptive strike; "I'll leave them before they leave me! Ha ha!"
Stupid, I know.
Beyond that, though, I often thought that I'm not "worth" the effort. I mean, if my best friend wouldn't even once attempt to get in touch with me, what does that say about me?
I can see now just how flawed that thinking was; for a young kid the gap between Vietnam and Canada is nigh-insurmountable. I think we take a lot for granted now with the Internet, but before that... well, pen-palling sucked.
I still think about him a lot. Still miss him, too.
