Life can be fickle. All you can do sometimes is take things day by day and find joy in the moments that you get to spend with people who impact your life in meaningful ways. Those moments, no matter how simple or how complicated, are important. They leave a lasting imprint on you and eventually become the only thing you can cling to, in order to keep someone in your memory. People come in and out of our lives, and there is often an underlying assumption that when they leave, we will see them next time. It’s as inevitable as the start of the next Minnesota Vikings season, until it isn’t.
Memories of an Old Friend
