loss of friends
By savypat
@savypat (20216)
United States
July 31, 2010 3:05pm CST
At our age we loose a lot of people, but this one was very special. He was a friend from high school and our lives had intertwined at various stages. He and Hubby worked together for years, his wonderful wife and I had a small business together and we all lived in the same town and watched it grow from a very small town to over 200,000 people. Now we have not seen each other for twenty years and made contact mostly at Christmas but it just took one phone call to catch up and just be as close as always. You don't find many friends like that and we will miss him greatly. But when people are old and sick you cannot be selfish and begrudge them death, it's often the only way out of pain. We will be support for his wife but 60 years of marriage is a life time and now she will face a new life alone. She has a lot of family and they are very close so I have hopes she will find strenght in that. Do you have friends like this and if you do cherish them, they are of great value.
3 people like this
6 responses
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
1 Aug 10
It is so very sad when someone has grown old and their time has come. In some cases they may be ready to go but the ones who are left behind find it so very hard to let them go. Condolences for the loss of your dear friend. You were very blessed to have had such a long friendship. The oldest friend I have is my best friend who I met in 1989, we’ve had time apart because she lived in another town for a while; she’s back now and our friendship is still strong.
1 person likes this
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
12 Aug 10
I'm getting into the age where I may start losing friends. I'm having a hard enough time dealing with the fact that my parents' generation is slowing passing away. I have a few friends that go back as far as Junior High school, even one I"m in touch with by e-mail from elementary school. I cherish each and every one of them.
1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
31 Jul 10
This is sad, of course for those left behind. It is a blessing when the pain and illness end. I know these folks were a big part of your life.
1 person likes this
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
2 Aug 10
I lost a very close friend of mine on January 1, 2010. She was a friend that I'd known for about ten years of my life and our lives had intertwined in many different ways. She was the reason that I had the courage to meet my husband and she was also the only person that I ever cared deeply enough to offer to be a surrogate for. I miss her so much even though we didn't have the opportunity to get together as often as we would have liked to after she moved to Tennessee. I don't think that it is ever easy to lose a friend.
1 person likes this
@thunder915 (180)
• India
2 Aug 10
Friends are part of our life. Without friends we may feel alone in this beautiful earth. But to loss them is the greatest lost for us. In this sad world of our, sorrows comes to all,and often comes with bitter agony. perfect relief is not possible, except with time. Yes we do enjoy and have fun with friends when they are alive but time and tide wait for none , like wise most of our friend go away from our life just leaving their bitter memories of tears.
