Friends to me are like flowers.. They have to be handle with care and recieved with open arms.. Ever recieved a bouquet of flowers? How do you recieve them ? At the sight of it do you automaticaly smile from ear to ear without even realizing it almost a reflex action... I do, how else would I do it I thought to myself.
Anyway if you want to try recieving it otherwise example try to put on a sour face the next time you recieve one and hands behind your back and is successful at doing it please let me know ok ...
I let that thought float in my mind and I began to look at gardens that I had visited as I began to relate to those thoughts again I ask myself... could friends be like flowers? Like friends flowers too make you smile at first instance. True, plants that flower do wither and die after some time while other species do appear to dry up but produces seeds that germinate and bloom again and again.
I began to reflect again but this time on my life's journey ... especially the time when I lived overseas. I had lots of friends then but Iost many along the way just because I did not make any effort to keep in touch or remember at all because I was younger then and too busy taking care of the kids..too busy with work ..too busy ..too busy...with this and that. Some I can remember faces but vaguely of course but names they just seem impossible to retrieve. How I wish e mail was made available at that time then most probably I could have save a few the least. So it is quite true ...just like flowers if you are too busy the next time you walk out into that garden not only there are no flowers but in all probability it will be replaced by weeds and undergrowth !
Realizing that fact I checked my present status. I am a pensioner about a year old. I began to reach out for my handbag and dig in for my blackberry and started to scroll and scan the names and fon numbers. At least trying to save whatever I have. I was reminded on the price I had to pay for procrastinating and acted immediately by sending sms's just to cek whether I am lucky enough to get a response. I waited patiently and prayed that they are still available and most important they remember who I am ! I kept my fingers crossed and anxiously waited for each reponse. To my suprise many are still available but sad to note that I was also informed that a few has left us for good. That really hit me ...it sort of made the word procrastinate came to life!I looked at my garden again and looked at the flowers and thanked god for alerting me ....thank you allah ...
Starting from that day I made a point to e mail, fon, sms or meet them at my blog...I also rearranged my lifestyle to fit my friends in for a chat or skype through the net. When I walk around the garden and feel that I do get tired faster than I expected I realize then that I actually have grown older in age. Many tend to forget you know and do you sometime think otherwise since now wrinkles do not seem to appear as clear as it did to our mothers and grandmothers somehow..
However since the garden constantly remind me how small I am compared to the greatness of Allah it has hopefully made me wiser! At least it made my ego smaller than it used to be ! Back to rearranging my life sometimes I do have some friends around for a cuppa over fresh home made bread, buns with stew or mexican soup, scones and some local sweets. It is satisfying to note that my efforts paid off and shared moments with true long lost friends and also new ones is really gratifying.I will not trade anything for those moments I refer to as treasured memories to keep ...and like flowers they will appear again if not this spring ...next spring....
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