As one grows older, one appreciates and values more the relationships we have with people around us. I wonder why when young, we do not do so. Is it because we were so taken up with the there and then, the concern with activities, rivalry that we often took for granted the relationships?
Going through school, making friends, graduating from college and university, some relationships grew closer and endured while others petered away. Keeping in touch constantly helps foster the relationships, be it the annual greeting cards, the occasional phone calls or emails these days.
However as some of us may have discovered, texting and emails are not the same as talking over the phone, be it a local call or an overseas call. The sound of the voice of a loved one makes all the difference and invokes feelings no text or email can.
Thanks to phone cards, the cost of international calls has become more affordable and makes possible frequent contact with siblings and friends who are far away.
I find that I appreciate my siblings more and feel the need to maintain closer contact now that we are all growing older by the day. Time has become of the essence as we do not know how much time is left to us so each contact is all the more precious and meaningful, even though we may talk of mundane matters.
To my siblings and dear old friends, thank you for the lifelong friendship and for making a difference in my life.
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