Remembering remembrance...

To: Larry White

'The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.'
-Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)

Just nine days before my departure I have sat down to contemplate what a year this has been.
I have made plenty of enemies, haha, willing or not.
There has been so much drama, I could write a novel with all of it.
There has been sad moments...

But none of these are worthy to remember. These are placed down on a dark and musty chest, which is closed and sent to the bottom of the sea, its key left to rust on the seashore.

Now friendship, on the other hand, will mark us forever. In doing so, friendship makes each one of us a better person.

Think for just ten seconds of whose name comes to your mind when you hear the word 'friend'.
Now, think again whose name comes to mind when I say 'true friend'.
A true friend is a person we love, even if we love to hate them at times. That person who does not have to say much to mean much, and whose mere gaze strengthens us. What best to arrive at that friend's house and feel you're at home, and welcome.
And how great the feeling that your particular friend has your favorite dish prepared for you.
You know why? Because you are loved.
Let them know how much they mean to you, and how much you love them. You never know, they may need to hear it right at this moment.

Think now, would your name come to people's minds when they think of the word 'friend'? How about 'true friend'? If not, then you're doing something wrong...

Thank you, my dear friend Larry. If someone ever asked me what a true friend is I would just have to introduce them to you.

Lesson learned: The ornaments of my life are the friends I keep.

Friends forever...

‘Take that, Puppet Master, muhuhahahaha!!’
-Brian, one of many times

As we rode into the darkness of the long road back home, like the four musketeers in a single black horse, time would seem to pass us by, smiling. The wind, the lights, the heavens, nature in all its glory seemed to stay content with just being witness to the event that was unfolding. It was as close to Nirvana as anyone could say. It was friendship in its purest of forms…and it was perfect.


Think of the one moment when you had the greatest of fun with those close to you…

Think of that one day, one hour, or even one minute when you laughed, smiled and even cried out of joy forgetting all the worries and problems you had been facing daily. It is one treasure we all have had, and somehow it slipped through our fingers and fell once again into the ocean of memories we float on.

The waves have abated it. The salt may have eroded these great times we lived in, but only because we believe so.

Open your eyes to a new future. Look at how clear the water underneath your feet is. You’re drowning only because you have chosen to lie down and surrender in what can be just a shallow pool of crystal clear water.

Seek inside, however deep, for those memories of old. See for yourself that the little treasure you forgot about once is still shinning, and feel the joy of those good times revive your dormant soul.

Lesson learned: Become the greatest pirate of all and dig for all the treasures you have, and may have just forgotten or ignored. Even better, be the greatest buccaneer and hunt for even more, filling your life with the joy true friendship and love can bring.