Reconnecting

Months ago I was discussing the idea of reconnecting with old friends. As I have said before, the past is the ideal storage area for good memories. That's what I use it for and I always make a conscious effort not to ever place in it hurtful thoughts or plain bad remembrances. Reconnecting is great and worth trying, with however a note of caution: Things and circumstances do change and we might not find the environment in the same state we remembered it. It's about people changing; we all do, we're shaped by our environment, personal experiences and a host of other external events.

The friend or acquaintance left thirty years ago is likely to have changed a lot since that time. Add to that observation that we probably have changed a great deal too. Most of the times, the old good connection still works, but there are times when it won't. The chemistry is no longer there, the electrical current doesn't pass anymore and there is no longer any good things to share.

The phenomenon also works in reverse; sometimes, folks that were lukewarm to us, suddenly find in our changed persona an edge to grab into, and what used to be not much of a relationship can blossom into something enriching. It simply comes down to a leap of faith and courage that we all ought to take!