Forever and a Day
I have a lifelong friend who will soon be living a good distance away from me. When I started to feel sad about it the words of another friend came to mind, “Nothing lasts forever.” I believe it was said in an effort to comfort, but it felt heartbreaking. The older we get the more intensely aware we are that change is the very definition of life, so in this way, “Nothing lasts forever.” Yet when I actually reminisce about my friendships, so many occasions come to mind when someone’s presence in my life made a timeless change in...
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