DTH-XII-0062
“An old friend and I reconnected and it was like no time had passed.”
Some bonds don't decay with distance or silence, they wait, intact, for the moment you choose them again. You chose. But here's the truth time keeps teaching: these friendships don't reconnect themselves, and the people in them are mortal. The reunion is the easy part. Keeping it is the legacy. Don't let it lapse back into 'someday' again.
Your Practice
- Put the next contact on the calendar before this reunion's warmth fades.
- Be the one who reaches out. Don't wait for them to do the work.
- Tell them plainly the friendship matters. Old friends shouldn't have to guess.
- Treat the bond as finite and precious, because it is both.
The Architects
“Coming up with solutions and new ideas was an adventure. Dedication and commitment were a given. Mutual respect was across the board.”
Margaret Hamilton, MIT News, "Recalling the 'Giant Leap'," July 17, 2009