Thursday, March 16, 2006
When friendship fades and fizzles out, who's fault is it?
Is it a case whereby both parties still want to hang on to the friendship, but neither willing to take the initiative?
Or is it the sadder case of one party deciding that the friendship is not worth the time anymore, and drifts away?
It is one thing to lose hi-and-bye friends. Indeed they can hardly be called friends at all. It is an entirely different thing to realise that someone whom you thought you knew suddenly seems strange; someone whom you've shared so many things with suddenly seems cold and distant; someone whom you thought you had so many things in common with suddenly seems so different.
I've known many friends over the years, but not a single one can I point to and confidently say that I know the person inside out. Nor do anyone know me perfectly. Is it impossible to have a friendship that is totally sincere, honest, open, loving and selfless? When will I have a taste of that? Perhaps, in Heaven.
While having driving lesson yesterday I listened to the radio host starting a discussion with the question, "How long did you wait before saying to your partner 'I love you'?". Or, "How long did you wait before your partner said to you 'I love you'?".
I think good things are always worth waiting, and in some cases, suffering for. I'm glad I've never said 'I love you' (in the romantic sense) to anyone, because I want to really mean it when that happens.
How wonderful it is, for Jesus to have waited more than 2000 years for me to love Him.
And it's not too late, isn't it. Good things are never too late; they are merely waiting for the right moment.
And when the moment comes, when you meet the real Friend, the real Lover, you'll know that the wait has been worth it.
{/10:19 AM}
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