Friday, January 17, 2014

Intentional Socialization


Earlier this week I went out to a local bar with two girls that I have been friends with since we were around three years old. Although we've known each other for years, we rarely see each other and don't keep in touch as often as we should. Over four hours and a few beers, however, I realized that even after nearly two decades of growing up with different experiences, it seems we have more and more in common each time we meet. Which makes me wonder: what about the people I haven't kept in touch with? For every person I still talk to, there are dozens more I haven't thought about (let alone actually talked to) in years. I'd like to sit down for coffee or a beer with some of those people, and see what's changed. And what's stayed the same. Facebook (usually) doesn't tell you how someone feels about Game of Thrones, or what political party they vote for, or how they're doing in school. And although I know I will most likely never see most of those people again, it's important to remember them, to remember that people change, and people stay the same, and that one should never take a human being for granted.