Even though years go by and thousands of miles separate us, there are people who remain close to me as if they had never left my side. In a world where everything happens too fast, where we are constantly changing places, having a friend who remains despite the distance is one of life's greatest gifts. There are friendships that know no borders or clocks. A friendship that survives time, silence, and change proves that what is true does not break easily. That is why reflecting on its value is more necessary than ever.
Not all friends are meant to stay, but those who do, even from afar, are the ones who matter. Those lasting friends are a refuge, an anchor. The difficulties of being together show what place they occupy in our hearts.
The arrival of summer puts test friendships we have cultivated in high school the school year to test , and the return to routine test bonds we created during the fun of the holidays. Sometimes a bump in the road is needed, a conflict that highlights loyalty, which is the foundation of friendship. If we overcome that crisis with the help of a friend, the friendship creates a bond that is practically unbreakable.
Something similar happens with loss: even though we can no longer share moments with our loved one, the memories remain. It is curious how report our emotions: at first, the pain settles in every corner of our heart and in every thought, giving us no respite, as if everything were to be stained by the darkness of what we have lost. But the passage of time turns that pain into something softer and lighter. We begin to realize that the person who left us left us with more than emptiness, because we are left with their report, their teachings, their echoes... which shape us without us realizing it. Their physical presence does not remain, it is true, but another more subtle and profound presence does, which filters into our decisions and the way we see the world.
When we spend time with a friend, we start to resemble them more and more, even in their gestures and expressions, in their way of doing things and seeing life. It is important to decide with whom we want to walk the path of our existence. Those who choose not to continue walking with you are part of you for a certain period of time, whether short or long. In other words, their influence only reaches a certain level, which is surely superficial. However, those with whom we forge a solid relationship become part of us until the very end.
